Nice topic for discussion, thanks for posting the question.

My favorite is the flogger. Feeling the stands as they land on my back or ass creates an extremely deep subspace for me. Hearing that heavy "THUD" as the flogger lands is such a sexy sound, for me, my favorite is a fairly heavy leather flogger. Paddles just scare the crap out of me, that stingy burning sensation doesn't give me the same sort of cathartic rush. Also, with the flogger, I can better control my breathing and I just lose that breath control with a paddle.

For pure masochistic pleasure, nothing beats a signal tail whip but that is not something I can handle for very long.

Again, great question, thanks for the post!