The pain from the belt is in one narrow strip, and it doesn't carry as much sting to it. The pain is acute, but because of its limited area, I seem to be able to take it better than the hand, which covers a much larger area and has more sting to accompany it.

I'm sure that he holds back a lot more on the belt too, which may explain why it hurts less. The problem with the belt, of course, is that it can cut and has the potential to scar, also it can bruise.
Recovery period is much longer for the belt too.

Of all three, I dread the hand the most, but it's the most often used because it's the safest and the most handy. hehe

And I don't even have the little bit of satisfaction of knowing that it hurts his hand too. His hands are very rough from his work and it doesn't hurt him to spank me.

I'm talking about a very strong man here, so it's not an average spanking. Woodsman was a linebacker in college.