A sex swing might sound like an enterprise for kinky acrobats and other circus acts, but you too can defy gravity and benefit from a sex swing.
It is a surprisingly versatile and democratic device that can enhance anyone’s sex. Sex swings are great if you are young and athletic… AND if you’re not!
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What Is a Sex Swing?
A sex swing is a device designed to suspend one partner from the ground, holding them mid-air while their partner can move freely around them.
A sex swing is usually made of durable, strong materials, whether nylon, leather, or other sturdy options. It is meant to elevate you or your lover and help both of you make love more easily and try new sex positions.
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Benefits of Sex Swings
Spice Up Your Routine
Many people enjoy using a sex swing simply for variety. Most lovers don’t use a sex swing every time they make love, although it’s fine if you do.
Sex swings provide novelty, variety, kink, new sensations and positions, and a sense of playfulness.
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Try New Positions
With a sex swing, the sky is the limit when it comes to sex positions! Sex swings offer the possibility of connecting in different ways from the bed.
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Achieve Tricky Angles
A sex swing can help lovers connect in positions that are otherwise tricky for them. Penises and vaginas all have different angles and different parts of pleasure.
Some lovers find mattress sex doesn’t stroke the right center. Maybe lovers are different heights or weights and changing to a sex swing can work differently than the bed.
Deeper Penetration
A sex swing is one way to achieve deeper penetration.
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Support for Different Bodies
A sex swing can be of great help for people with different physical limitations including disabilities, arthritis and other joint issues, injuries, and more.
Sex swings can facilitate hot sex for people with different physical needs. The option to stand can be helpful for someone with difficulties kneeling, or being in the sex swing, suspended, might offer possibilities of support.
Sex Swings Are Reasonably Priced
Many sex swings are dirt cheap, with simple strappy options starting at around 20 bucks, and even high quality supportive models for special needs or for rigorous, versatile sex don’t usually go over a few hundred. There is a wide range of options in the medium range around 100$.
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Sex Swings Can Be Kinky
You can enjoy a variety of kinky ways to play using a sex swing, including using it for BDSM. Think of it as air suspension bondage. They are amazing for sensation play, role play, pussy torture, pussy pumping, and anything else your beautiful dirty mind dreams up.
Types of Sex Swings
Door Sex Swing
The door sex swing is cheap, easy to use, easy to put away, and easy to install. It’s the perfect starter swing for many, giving you something really fun for your sex toy box.
Because the person in the swing is against the door, positions are somewhat limited compared to free floating sex swings.
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Traditional Sex Swings
The traditional sex swing model usually includes primary straps and stirrups with handles and headrest options. They involve heavy duty hardware for safe installation, usually to a ceiling. Traditional sex swings are often available with a sex swing stand.
These sex swings offer the best in safety and the widest range of positions. They are not easy to hide away or disguise, and take some effort to install.
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Body Sex Swings
Body sex swings attach to the standing partner, with something like a harness or a life jacket. This model can be quite liberating and allow one partner to be hands free or foot loose. It requires strength and stability from the standing partner, and is not the same as a traditional sex swing which offers full suspension.
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Sex Slings
Sex slings are sex swings with fuller body support. They are durable and strong, so they are not easy to hide or put away. They are also pricier than other sex swings.
Sex slings offer the most support and comfort. Even though the positions are more limited than the traditional sex swing, they offer more than enough for most people, and those who use them swear by them.
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Spinning Sex Swing
This is a model that allows the user to be spun in any direction for full rotation.
How to Use a Sex Swing
Proceed with Caution
No matter what sex swing model you are starting out with, be careful until you, ahem, get the hang of it. Anything new needs a learning curve and some practice to get accustomed to how it works. Don’t worry—this should be fun!
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Follow all Directions
Don’t skimp on safety when installing. Read and follow directions carefully, and don’t ignore weight requirements or necessary hardware.
Talk through It
Communicate everything while playing. Leave the blindfold and ball gag for when you both know what you’re doing on your sex swing. To start out, talk openly about safety, comfort, sensation, pleasure, and anything that isn’t working.
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Play
This should read “practice,” but we don’t want less agile folks thinking it’s difficult. A sex swing can make everything easier, giving one body full support and allowing another to stand freely.
Sex swings are wonderful and pain free for many people, not just fit and able-bodied people. So we’ll say “play” which is the same thing with a different connotation. You need to explore and experiment and get the gist of how it works best for you.
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Be Unlimited
Use a sex swing for vaginal intercourse, anal sex, double-ended dildo penetration, cunnilingus, vibrator sex, blow jobs, BDSM, spanking, sensation play, cock and ball torture, G-spot sex—anything you like.
While the sex swing greatly facilitates penetrative sex, anything you enjoy in bed, you will enjoy in the sex swing.
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Swing Solo
There’s no reason you can’t enjoy the feeling of spreading legs and suspension while you jerk off or frig your pussy.
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Sex Swing Positions
On a Mission Position
The missionary position mid air is the most basic sex swing position. She reclines in the swing and he stands between her legs. Simple and sizzling.
Downward Dangling Dog
This is doggy style while suspended, with the penetrating partner stands between the thighs. The one in the swing is supported with stomach and head down. Great for anal penetration including pegging.
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Ride Em Cowgirl
Girl on top works with him standing and leaning forward, or him in a seated position on a chair or stool. Basically she’s on top, with a lot of support.
This sex position gives her thighs some help and lets her use her arms on the sex swing straps for help. Women with knee problems who miss climbing on top will adore this option.
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The Divine 69
He stands and leans while she is prone in the swing. It takes a bit of practice, that is play, to work this out, and then it works better than 69 ever has before.
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Spread Eagle
Let her enjoy being the banquet while she soars like an eagle. Relax, spread wide, and let him take his time servicing you with his tongue, teeth and lips.
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