Strap: Pretty similar to the cane. I think it hurts just as much but the pain is a bit different. It’s more solid and less sharp. The build up isn’t quite as bad either on the hands but it’s still impressive. Clothes in the way might be a bit more protection too.
Belt: I haven’t had this on the hand, only on the bottom and it really does feel a lot like the strap. Once I agreed to get the strap on my bottom only about an hour after I’d had the cane (a client who wanted to be dad giving his son a belting for getting a caning at school). The feel of that thing landing where it was already tender was hell. I can’t compare the belt on the hands or anything about clothes, because I have only had it on the bare bottom.