It looks as if he cut the plastic cuff that goes into the Bathmate and left the cushion base DLD...I don't blame him cuz I would have did the same thing cuz the cuff is too rigid, and restricts greater suction at the base and less power throughout the Bathmate. It also prevents you from creating a thicker base. I understand that it's to prevent you from getting "gaiter bite" at the base, but I believe it needs to be something less restrictive and that actually goes into the grooves of the gaiter to prevent the chaffing which creates the "bite". Maybe I will post pics of what I do to use my Goliath Bathmate without getting "gaiter bite", by using XXL nitrile gloves.