Other boys at my school who had received the cane were in agreement with me on this point, and the cane was deeply feared by all of the boys, including the ‘toughies’.
In my case, the cane seemed to me to be whacking in the same spot each time, although an inspection in the bathroom mirror that evening, revealed marks close to one another, but not in the same place, with bruising around the area, that actually got worse over the next day.
It was extremely uncomfortable for me to sit for close to five days after the caning, and the bruising persisted for 3 weeks or so.
I have often been puzzled by some people’s descriptions of canings they received at school, as if they were in some way a trifle light as air.
I was not a fragile little flower as a boy, but quite a robust and rough and tumble youngster.