My only experience with cock rings|Sex toys for men: Cock Rings & Vibrating Penis Rings up to this point has been with a jelly vibrating ring|Jelly cock ring: Vibrating tickler ring. The jelly ring was extremely stretchy and went around the shaft of my penis with a separate loop that lightly cradled (and vibrated) my testicles. It was not especially durable and chaffed.

I'd seen a number of different, dedicated cock rings on the EdenFantasys website, and I was intrigued. Fearing the etched metal ones were too advanced for a first timer like me, I opted for the Silicone Cock Sling|Silicone cock sling - Strachy Cock Ring.

The Cock Sling came in a clear plastic box designed to make the ring look like it's floating. The box design alone suggested quality. The box design, however, did not suggest what I might be expected to do with the Cock Sling. It didn't even state the name of the product. If I didn't already know what it was, I'm not sure I would have figured out what it was for.

The Silicone Cock Sling is a smooth, solid, weighty piece of soft-touch silicone, just exuding quality. Unlike my older jelly ring, this one is likely going to last a lifetime. Also unlike my other ring, this one only flexes; it doesn't stretch.

Seeing me fooling with my new toy definitely put some ideas in my wife's head. It wasn't long before we were on the bed and working each other up for a review session. However, as it turns out, working me up for a review session is rather the opposite of the first step for this ring. As you might surmise, it's basically impossible to get this non-elastic ring around my testicles and erect shaft. So I gave myself a few minutes to relax and calm down. And then I utterly failed to get it on.

Fitting both testicles through the ring was challenge enough. Adding my semi-erect penis was a joke.

My wife's laughing, my general consternation, and the distraction of searching the internet for tips left me completely flaccid, which was probably a good thing. Between that, some lube, and a bit of determination, I got the sling on with the tongue facing my perineum.

The Cock Sling turned out to be very comfortable. After my wife sucked some blood back into my penis, she climbed up for a ride. I warned her that she was on the clock, since my research suggested that you shouldn't use a cock ring|Cock rings - Wide collection of cock ring sex toys for much more than 30 minutes for safety reasons. She was a little disappointed to hear that, and so I think she tried to make up for the short time by riding all the harder.

Whether I was distracted from the newness of the experience, or whether the ring was responsible, I felt decidedly less urgency to cum. My wife road me hard through her first orgasm without my ever having to stop her or slow her down. After her screaming settled down to whimpering, I rolled her over on her back.

While she was on top, I'd felt some pressure on my perineum but nothing really notable. With me on top, the sensation turned to pure pleasure. I continued to give her the more and harder she asked for until I just couldn't hold out any longer.

The Cock Sling deserves a full five stars for quality and design. I'd drop it to about four for myself because I'm a beginner and I judge this to be an intermediate level product.

The Cock Sling is rapidly becoming one of my favorite toys.  The smooth, flexible silicone is extremely comfortable.  It provides just the right amount of pressure behind my testicles so that holding off my orgasm is much easier, but is still comfortable enough that I don't have to think about wearing it.

Putting on the Cock Sling is still a matter of some complication.  I've definitely found that each time I put it on, I get faster at it.  But it still usually takes me a minute or two.  A lot of lube and a flaccid or near flaccid penis are steadfast requirements.  And verbs like 'slip, slide, or place' simply should not be used to describe the process of putting on this cock ring.  I find that something like 'push' or 'force' would be a better descriptor.  Invariably, I have to cram my testicles through the ring, and then squash my penis in after them.  It sounds unpleasant, but actually, with adequate attention to detail, it isn't really uncomfortable.  And once through, the Cock Sling is a dream.

The other night, I tried wearing the ring with the tongue facing forward (cradling my testicles).  I wouldn't go so far as to say that I regretted trying it.  But I certainly didn't find it pleasurable.  Actually, it didn't feel like much of anything at all.  Considering the delightful sensation I get with the tongue facing backward, I'm not in a hurry to repeat the tongue forward experience.