I received my padded silicone base and I'm impressed.
It comes in its own jewellery box and I'm surprised how floppy this thing is out of the box, lol.
I expected it to be a bit more solid but I'm not complaining. It's the softness that makes the stretching experience so much more pleasant
The first thing I noticed was how stable my extender is when I'm hooked up and in position. The base increases the footprint of the extender and with a more solid foundation, there's less flipping and flopping about.
Of course the best feature is how comfortable it makes training.
Now what I found confusing was that it's only 5mm thick but it gives me @50mm extra rod space, (2" in the ancient scale), how is this possible?
Why of course; the increased surface area makes the base rest on more of the fat in the pubis which stops the base digging right down into the bone. I hadn't realised how much the extender digs in until now.
As the bracket is now further away, some may have to use the hook on the cup to attach, it's how it was when I first started but I've been stretching for over a year (with a few month-long breaks) and my D is now just long enough for the cup to clip into the bracket, pre-stretch.
So if you're planning on changing to longer rods or just want a more comfortable experience, I highly recommending getting this nice little optional extra.
One thing to note, if you put your balls into the horseshoe, I doubt you'll be able to do it with this base as there's a much smaller 'hole' to place your balls into.
This is my experience, with my anatomy, 'your mileage may vary'.