Sting vs. thud

Sting vs. Thud is the comparison of sensations created by whipping or flogging.

Stingy spanking implements produce a sharp sensation that is mostly felt on the skin. Thuddy implements, on the other hand, penetrate into deeper tissues and muscles. As a rule of thumb, the heavier an implement is, the thuddier it is.

Some spankees have a preference for sting while others prefer thud, and yet others like both, or implements in the middle of the spectrum that combine sting with thud, or getting a stingy implement first and a thuddy later, etc.

Thin stingy implements, such as canes, tend to produce welts and, in extreme cases, can break the skin. Thuddy implements, such as wooden paddles and heavy leather implements such as straps or belts, tend to leave bruises and, in extreme cases, can do damage to bones (such as the pelvis or coccyx) or nerves.

Imagine that a "thuddy" sensation might be that of being hit with something that has a fair amount of surface area (like a flogger), while "stingy" is created by a very narrow (or skinny) device (like a cane or singtletail).

If you hit a person with just the ends of a flogger, you will get more sting - Hitting with the entire length of a flogger will create a more thuddy sensation.

Some people add a factor of "brilliance" to the stingy sensations.

Many people "score" the stinginess or thudiness of specific toys (ie: this flogger has a 8-thud and 3-sting, or that flogger is a 6-thud and a 4-thud.)

List of Spanking Implements
Flat spanking implements bath brush (wooden or plastic) belt bimmy cooking spatula (wooden or plastic) dough scraper (rubber or silicone) flyswatter hairbrush (wooden or plastic) leather paddle Newspaper paddle (wooden paddle) ping-pong paddle ruler (wooden or plastic) slapper/flapper slipper / Plimsoll strap / Strop tawse wooden spoon Stick-like spanking implements blackboard pointer cane (rattan, bamboo etc.) crop ferula stick switch yardstick Other spanking implements baccalà (clipfish) birch carpet beater Quirt rope's end scourge stinging nettles Whipping implements include bullwhip cat o' nine tails chicotte (an African whip) flail flogger horsehair whip human hair whip klopfpeitsche loopy johnny martinet quirt rebenque (South American gaucho whip) rubber hose single-tail whip sjambok (South African whip)
Some spanking implements produce more "sting" while others produce more "thud". See "sting and thud" for more on this distinction.

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