Merrix,
No hinge? In that case I have misunderstood the meaning of hinge, if you say you can bend it from belly to 5:30 when inflated.
I thought that was exactly what a huge hinge was.
And no hinge would mean no range of motion at all.
What is hinge according to you then?
My definition of hinge is the IPP is bending, somewhere near the shaft bottom. I don't bend.
I agree range of motion is necessary for comfortable sex.
But there is a trade-off since logically a large range of motion also means a softer erection. The range of motion, or hinge, comes from cylinders bending. Fluid is evenly distributed in cylinders when inflated. So if you can bend almost 90 degrees at the base, you can probably bend the shaft as well. Cylinders are equally rigid from ass to glans.
Maybe bend is the wrong word, how about tilt. I can tilt my cylinders, ass to glans, from my stomach to near my balls while rigid.
And finally, why the angle is important: to me it's a cosmetical issue. Having an erection pointing down does not look like a natural erection. For me, the closer to a natural look and feel the better. Function first of course, but a perfect result includes a natural look as well.
I thought it was cosmetic for you but thought I would ask. Glad it is still functional, which is all that matters to me. As I said earlier, I don't spend time trying to determine how straight I am before sex but to each his own.
BTW After an ejaculation a natural look would be limp.