I never shaved until 1999, I went and had a vasectomy done, the Dr said I had to shave my testicles for the procedure and if I didn't want to do it myself they would on the day of the procedure. I shaved 2 days before and really liked the smooth feel. After surgery it looked a little strange with smooth balls and a big bush. I trimmed it down and liked the look. One day I was shaving my balls and decided to keep going and leave like a 2-3 inch strip. Well the smoothness felt better and through the years of different designs I went smooth... In 2010 I had laser hair removal and now it's supper smooth. I didn't shave for the beach or when I went to resorts. I did it for me...... I liked the feel and look, I personally could care less what people think about me.. Your choice
Whether shaving for the beach or for the local club I find I can get a reasonable trim round the base of my penis with a razor and scissors, but always struggle to remove the hair round my balls easily. I hate it to have a neat looking penis at the top, only to spoil the look below with straggly bits. My wife doesn't want to do it for fear of cutting me. Although she doesn't mind me shaving her pubic hair all off. I wonder is there a cream that is safe to use on my balls, as I have heard of some men having disastrous results when using ordinary ladies hair remover. I want to keep on having the clean, not bald look, mainly because if I let the pubic hair grow it becomes rather a thick bush. It covers at least an inch or more of the base of my penis and dramatically reduces the apparent length. That extra inch & a half makes all the difference.