Has anyone ever been punished by a teacher who used a run-up before delivering the stroke?
I have never received this form of punishment, but I have witnessed it.
We had all got changed for p.e and were awaiting the arrival of the gym master, of course, no one was allowed in the gym before he arrived.
some of my classmates were daring each other to run to the far side of the gym and back to the changing rooms.
Several boys did this, I was dared to do it but I refused, having already felt both the p.e master plimsoll and cane on previous occasions.
The next two boys entered the gym and ran for the far wall, bad timing as soon as they set off the p.e master entered the changing room.
They were both caught red-handed.