NBPEL: ruler or measuring tape?

[letsdothis88 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close letsdothis88]

my erect has a moderate upward curve. is it "cheating" to use measuring tape to adhere to the contour to measure length? i reason that it is accurate because anatomically a woman would feel the length as it extends along the curve, as measuring tape would measure. but i wanted to get y'alls opinions

[Glamissand1 Senior Member Member of the Month March 2014 Find all posts View Profile Close Glamissand1]

If you use a ruler and straighten it I would say that is the best measurement. I personally don't straighten my dick for measureing as it doesn't feel like it gets bent straight during sex.

[jay1993 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jay1993]

I don't think of my length as how much penis she can feel, but more as a gauge for how deep inside I can reach. So I don't factor my curve into measurements.

[letsdothis88 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close letsdothis88]

hmm interesting point jay. thank you

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

There is no right or wrong way to do it, there are no set rules! It all depends on why you measure. If you measure to reccord gains, i recommend measuring bpel, not nbpel, it will most likely give you more stable and accurate results. If you measure to compare with the given average, most surveys done by medical staff appear to be bpel, as it is the actual anatomy and length of the penis that counts, not how much fatpad a person has, and it is more stable and accurate, as I mentioned.
If you measure to brag or to compare with your friends, measure it from your anus and add a few inches for good measure...

[jay1993 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jay1993]

Measured from the anus with a few inches added... I'd be like 15 inches. Ha!

[alan020 Member of the Month Jan 13 Find all posts View Profile Close alan020]

There is no right or wrong way to do it, there are no set rules! It all depends on why you measure. If you measure to reccord gains, i recommend measuring bpel, not nbpel, it will most likely give you more stable and accurate results. If you measure to compare with the given average, most surveys done by medical staff appear to be bpel, as it is the actual anatomy and length of the penis that counts, not how much fatpad a person has, and it is more stable and accurate, as I mentioned.
If you measure to brag or to compare with your friends, measure it from your anus and add a few inches for good measure...

I really agree with TJT here, it doesn't matter really what you do as long as it is consistant you will be fine. In my opinion a ruler is more effective, as a tape measure can lead to a certain amount of variability. Again though the point of measuring is to produce an accurate reference point and whatever means you do to achieve that is irrelavent.

[not2big Senior Super ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close not2big]

For judging gains, I would use a ruller pushed into the bone with the erection straightened as much as possible. For comparing against the average studies, I would use the tape, pushing it in against the bone as far as possible.

[letsdothis88 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close letsdothis88]

interesting. thanks not2big

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

For judging gains, I would use a ruller pushed into the bone with the erection straightened as much as possible. For comparing against the average studies, I would use the tape, pushing it in against the bone as far as possible.

I could never get good measurings from a tape, bpel would be near impossible to do with a tape measure. Why not try to a ruler in both cases, straightening the curve if possible? Or do separate reccords, both ruler and tape.