When stroking my cock, I find myself using different hand grips. Outward grip. The palm and fingers encase the penis and the thumb points away from the body. Inward grip. Same as above, but with the thumb nearest the body. Cage (there has to be a better name for this grip). Grasp a roll of paper towels from the end. Bring the thumb and fingers closer, maintaining the angle between them, until they form a cylindar, The penis goes into the cylinder formed by the fingers, glans towards, but not particularly touching the palm. The Cage has two variations. Type A where there is contact along the length of the fingers. Type B where only the finger-tips are touching the penis. Cup. The glans is held against the center of the palm. The fingers close back against the shaft. The primary place of contact is palm/glans. The basic hand position is the same for the Cup and the Cage. The difference is the primary point of contact with the penis, in the Cup it is the palm, in the Cage(A) the fingers, and for Cage(B) the fingertips. My standard is the Outward grip. Ejaculating in the Cup leaves a glorious mess. Does anyone use other positions? Does anyone have a better name for the Cage? Follow up question: When being jerked by someone else, do they use a different grip than you do for yourself?
Its my contention that the Outward vs. Inward hand grip is the major difference between my stroking and that done by my wife.
