Ring size, average? Doing it right? Where to next, etc.

[Testicular Acrobat Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Testicular Acrobat]

OK, so I made a leather cock and ball ring. Diameter is about 2&3/8". Circumference is about 7.47". It fits snug when flaccid, tight when erect, and really tight after a pump session (almost cant get it on). Is this safe or ideal?

I saw a steel "cock and ball" ring on the jungle site that comes in 1.5", 1.75", and 2" diameters. No way I can fit my package through that, so I've thought of using it as just a cock ring sometimes. But the question is: what size? How tight is too tight? My fear is the ring being stuck and necessitating a hospital trip or worse: severe injury! I am thinking the 1.75" will give good constriction to the shaft without being too tight, but not sure. Also thinking of the 1.5" for fitting behind the head.

Flaccid I am at about 1.5+"/4.75" girth and 4" length. Sometimes I hang at 5"+ but usually at 4+.
Erect I'm at about 1.9 to 2"/6.28" girth and 6"+ length.
Pumped I'm 2.25"/7"+ girth and 6.25" length.

I am also packing the 2" tube at the base to about 2.5" up the moment I start, and packing pretty much all the way after about 10-15 minutes.

I sometimes switch to he 2.25" tube after a bit in the 2" but am thinking a 2.12 tube may be better. Not sure.

I ordered the girth bands from LG and will start using them right when I get them.

I just started to pump daily after a long time off. Planning on one day off per week.
Should I also hang for length? Should I add other exercises other than the pump? Jelks? Etc.?

EDIT: After pumping the base is not as thick as the shaft due to the constriction of the tube gasket ring thing.

[incogneeetoe Moderator Member of the Month Sept 2017*Special Appreciated Moderator Nov. 2021* PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close incogneeetoe]

There is a great thread that has sizing right in the first post:

Jockinthebox's Guide to Steel Cock Ring Selection

I had a difficult time finding a proper fit. Ended up using one of the wife's bracelets.

[Kickstand42 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kickstand42]

I’m not 100% sure I have the right idea but shaft only (steel) rings without a secondary open/close feature seem pretty dangerous.

There’s only so much you can do to kill an erection and since at 60-70% everything can stretch a bit more you may end up getting more stuck even if you do get less aroused. In that situation there’s not a whole lot left to do and you’re on the clock before your dick dies. Idk the risk/reward just doesn’t seem very good

shaft/sack sized ring Jock suggests give you a little more wiggle room in my mind. You could still drastically undersize it and ignore all warning signs as your stuffing everything in and run into the same issue. Just seems less likely.

At the very least I would test a shaft only ring out with something flexible or that has a secondary method of detaching that gives you more options if you do end up stuck.

[rbi99 Retired Moderator Member of the Month Nov 2017PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close rbi99]

Look at the Master Series of hinged cock/ball rings. All these fears are eliminated by using one of these. Easy as all heck to get on, then take out the screw and it comes right off. None of that trying to squeeze your balls through a ring bs. If you easily slide your nuts through a ring, when you are relaxed it will probably slip off. Personally, every time I tried pushing my nuts through a ring, the bastards absolutely refused to cooperate.