Question re. Length vs. Girth (Length:Girth)

I’ve been thinking about when I should begin pumping (I want to pump to even-out my shape and develop my head a little more (I’m currently using a Penimaster which doesn’t really do anything for the head & top of shaft))

I have three basic questions (included below) all of which are based around the same aim…

The Aim: to get good girth without getting too much length (my ideal size is a BP8.5” by 6.75” with a mushroom head)

…but it seems it might not be as easy as just buying a vacuum setup…for instance I’m wondering what the typical (or average) ratio for gains is with regards to Length vs. Girth

In other words (if stated as a question): Typically how much girth does the average pumper gain for each inch of length gained?

The reason I ask…

…originally I was aiming to develop length before girth (because extra girth might inhibit length gains) but if it’s impossible to develop girth without developing length, it seems that maybe I should start my girth gains early so that I can develop girth without overshooting my desired length.

For example:

If Avocet8’s gains are typical (one quarter-inch girth gain for each inch gained in length) it means (theoretically) that I’ll have to gain 6 inches in length before I hit my ideal girth of 6.75”

In other words, to have a 6.75” girth I’d have to hit a BP13” (I’m currently a BP7” with a girth of 5” mid-shaft)

Here are three basic questions (just to simplify things) :

Q1. Is it possible to limit length gains with a short cylinder?

Q2. Is there a typical (or average) Length to Girth ratio with regards to gains that I can use to plan my approach?

Q3. I’m currently a BP7” (NBP6.25”) with a girth of 5” mid-shaft (5.75” beneath the head). My ideal size is a BP8.5” by 6.75” (hopefully with a mushroom head). What would be the best approach to achieve this? What would be the best thing to begin doing now?

Unfortunately, PE is not predictable as you make it out to be. You might end up gaining nothing. Certainly no one can tell you what ratio you will gain length vs girth.

If you get stuck in a rut with one method, you might want to consider another. But if something is working, don’t change. And never try to restrict gains. Take whatever you can get!

gprent, thanks

I just got a little worried when I saw Avocet8’s results from pumping (I’d been planning on pumping for later girth gains)

But It seems Avocet8’s results are quite an extreme example of length over girth (another member reported great girth gains through pumping with zero length gains (probably the other extreme))

I’ve been using a Penimaster with good results, but the Length:Girth ratio is very unbalanced and is creating quite a large divergence on my graph (a gap I want to close, otherwise I’ll hit my ideal 8 and have no leeway for length growth when working for girth)

I’m not really trying to predict results, I’m more interested in the average Length:Girth growth-ratio so that I can get an idea of whether I should start pumping earlier or later.

I’ll try and post a more specific (less general) question sometime later.

I don’t think I’m a good example of a reliable ratio, Beaver; if one exists. Don’t forget that I started out PE at 5.75 G which is thicker than average and I quit girth work totally at 6.50 G.

Combining pumping with a large diamater tube and then clamping afterwords has given me girth.

avocet thanks, that makes a lot of sense (it didn’t occur to me that You may have been managing your girth gains)

Thanks, that sounds like good advice. I want to start looking into various methods for gaining girth.