Zado Leather Spanking Paddle with Flattened Spikes

The OH got this for some spanking fun, and for little disc it didn't disappoint.

It came in a neat little box, similar to Lovehoney's own packaging, and has a leaflet with care instructions.

First impressions are that the spikes look a little untidy, but the leather disc is the size of the average palm, so should fit any hand.

The elastic strap is tight enough to keep the paddle in place during use, but not to tight to cut circulation.

It feels similar to a normal hand held paddle, and the little spikes add that extra sensation, especially on the less fleshy parts of the body. It's great to feel a number of fast spanks, but is also good to receive one strong slap, with it staying in place, having the spikes pressed into the skin.

It is also great to have it rubbed all over your body, so the spikes can awaken all your nerve endings. Rub it over an that is about to be spanked, or has just been spanked.

We've found that it does leave red scratch marks, and from spanking leaves the skin red, with darker red dots from the spikes. It doesn't take to for these to fade. Although this has not broken our skin, with enough force I'm sure it will draw blood.

This is ideal for a first spanking toy, but also good for more experienced spankers to combine with other toys.

I’d been eyeing this spanker for a while, and after being granted permission to replace our old, battered bondage stuff, I had to have it. I’m a huge fan of anything that hurts, and I have a special fondness for anything that looks like it’s going to hurt.

Pulling this out of the box, I was instantly excited. The first thing I noted was the smell. I’ve learned to associate the scent of leather with sex, and for such a small item the smell was quite strong. Instant arousal.

Giving it a quick inspection I found it to be firm, yet flexible, the flattened spikes secure. My OH slipped it on his hand and commented that it fitted perfectly, not too tight, but not slack enough to worry about it fleeing across the room during an eager swing. Although on my hand I think that would be a possibility once sweaty.

He gave me a few whacks on the bum, moving slowly up my back to less fleshy areas where I like it most. Once I was red and stinging he scraped his palm over my skin, which was heavenly. It felt amazing and I wanted more so we moved on to heavier things.

Though the Zado paddle isn’t as severe as our pointy spiked paddle, it’s definitely a lot kinder on bonier areas, such as the shoulder blades. But it can still hurt quite a bit if used with that intention. I did find I bruised in some places.

We did draw a little blood, but as I’m the only spankee in the house, it’s all good. I just sprayed a few cotton buds with sex toy cleaner and got in to the nooks and crannies, drying with a clean one and an interspace toothbrush manages to get into the spike holes nicely.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone, beginner through to more advanced players as it can provide a mild, erotic massage or a sharp, stinging pain depending on the intent of the (ab)user.

I love to be spanked, with a cane, a crop, a paddle, a hairbrush, anything really. Most of all I love to be bare bottom spanked by hand. Nothing beats the feeling the feeling of being bent over her knee and spanked hard by my OH's hand.

The only problem with this is that her hand starts to sting long before I've received enough punishment, and so purchasing this seemed like a good idea to both protect her hand, and receive a little bit more "bite" from the spanking.

The paddle arrives in a small box, wrapped in a plastic bag and consists of a circular piece of leather with an elasticated strap. There are 13 flattened "spikes". The leather is really solid, and it feels like two layers of leather with something more solid between them (presumably into which the spikes are held).

The paddle is 3.5in in diameter. The spikes are flattened, and hollow, and rise about 5mm from the paddle. This at first struck me as a recipe for digging pieces of skin out of my bottom!

And so to testing the paddle...

I pulled my trousers and underwear down, and assumed the position, my OH gave me a few "warm-up" spanks with a regular paddle, and then slid this over her hand.

She began with some gentle spanks, and the sensation here was the same as being spanked with any other stiff leather paddle, and gave the reassurance that she could move onto some harder spanks.

And so she did, arcing her arm high above my naked behind and raining down slap after slap. This felt really good, the stiffness of the paddle, backed by her hand gave some really firm spanks - there was no bending away like you get from a regular paddle. The spikes definitely add a new slightly more intense feel to the spanking, but didn't feel as if they were digging in too much. It was also great to feel the tips of her fingers drag lightly on my bottom as she spanked.

Sadly, after only a minute or so of intense spanking, my OH had to stop, since the stiff edges of the paddle were beginning to chafe her fingers, much like wielding a hammer for any length of time chafes.

We thought of a few ways round this, such as wearing the paddle further down the hand, or using some Vaseline to stop the chaffing. In the end, she popped some gloves on and resumed the spanking.

This time, she varied the spanks, by dragging the paddle off my bottom after she spanked, so the spikes scratched at my skin. This is a really good feeling, and is definitely my preferred method of use. I was left with some nice red marks from the spanking, coupled with some nice red trails from this dragging. At no point did it feel like the spikes would break my skin.

So, to sum it up, this paddle gives some really intense spanks, and some nice scratchy feelings, and for that purpose it really is excellent.

However, it was slightly oversized for my OH's hands, and she found it caused soreness on her hand.

My initial fears about the spikes causing real hurt turned out to be unfounded, although I suspect it might be more risky if used on a bony area. The hollow spikes do make cleaning a challenge if you get fluids on it - a toothbrush seems to work though.