Welcome to The Basics! These five pages will show you the fundamental techniques to wield finger floggers with both substance and style:
- Getting Started
- Practice Goals
- One-Handed Drills
- Two-Handed Drills
- Florentine Weaves
Despite the flashy moves we do, our style of flogging isn’t just about showing off. The way we throw floggers is all about consistency and stamina. We use the analogy that it’s like putting someone through a car wash. Maintained long and hard enough, the impacts can become hypnotic, and that’s how we lull our bottoms into subspace … or elsewhere.
Our style of flogging is dependent on three elements:
- Accuracy: striking at the exact spot we’re aiming for.
- Precision: striking the same spot over and over again.
- Rhythm: striking in a consistent and repetitive pattern.
To achieve these elements requires drilling, meaning that you repeat specific, simple moves over and over until you build muscle memory. One way I like to test if a move is in muscle memory is if I can carry on a conversation with someone while executing said move.
I recommend using something like a weighted meditation cushion for your drills, because it is close to the consistency of a human butt. (A regular pillow, for instance, is way too soft.) And the best part is, the pillow will never safe word, no matter how long you practice for or how sloppy you get.
While drilling, aim to hit the exact same spot over and over again, for as long as you possibly can without breaking your stride. If you get tired, rest and repeat.
When you’re first learning a new move, try to flick the cushion as lightly as possible with each strike. The goal is to develop your fine motor control first. And then once you’re able to deliver controlled delicate hits, you can add more power as desired. This is how you build both control and stamina over the long term.
And now that we have our practice goals laid out, let’s start with some drills for each hand …
