Perfect erection level for jelking?

A member here wrote to me saying that there should be some explanation somewhere here that is clearer than the usual “60 percent” or “80 percent” erect that most of us quote when this question comes up. What does “80 percent erect” mean in practical terms, anyway?

Here is what I said:
“The perfect place to be for jelking, for me anyway, is just hard enough to be almost fully extended as to length but with my cock still pliable enough that I can bend it mid shaft without any discomfort. It’s not always easy to maintain that just right place but I try to shoot for that condition of tumescence. You should feel a little bit of pull at the end of your jelk stroke when your grip hand reaches the corona of your glans.”

Can most of you agree to that?

Yep, exactly.

This is an easier explanation for the blue-collar slob:

Engorged but your able to pinch your shaft with two fingers without a lot of effort.

I prefer the 60-80% erection level. Its not hard (pun intended) to work out really is it?

More than a semi, less than a full.

I’m still very new at this, but I find that if I’m below a certain hardness level, I keep “catching” the skin near the bottom of the shaft (it may actually just be part of the scrotum) and it makes it difficult to complete the stroke properly.

If I’m above a certain hardness level, the skin is drawn tighter and it’s much easier to complete a good stroke.

I had the same problem buttfatt (or should I call you cellulose? :D ).

Just make a peace symbol with your pointer & middle fingers and hold them on each side of the base (pulling back that skin).

This will keep the skin out of your way, and keep a good engorgement in your penis.

I liked the way avocet8 described “optimal erection level” in a PM, and I’m glad he put it here for other newbies to find it, too. “Percentage” may be sufficient instructions for some guys, or some other explanation—whether it’s for blue collars, white collars, or polka dot collars. That’s the advantage of having different points of view on this forum. Those who’ve worked through the initial stage of “am I doing this right” (and can remember the frustration of having to ask) can rephrase it in different ways for those of us asking the same old question over again, “am I doing this right?”

So I appreciate the input I get from different guys. One vet can answer one question, another vet may be better at answering another question. Thanks to all of you who bother to read the newbie threads!

Yea I kind of developed a technique like that on my own. Experience is the key here….I feel like I’m learning a bit more with each session:)

From what I know, that means that your dick is at 80 percent of it`s maximum volume. Or better said, it holds 80 percent of the maximum amount of blood that your penis can hold during maximum erection.