Being punished with a paddle can quite a traumatic ordeal.

The paddle can be something as small as a hairbrush with a wooden flat handle.

A leather paddle can be used very effectively in the warm up to any punishment.

without leaving anything more than rosy cheeks.

A good warm up increases the blood flow to the are preparing the skin and the tissues

ready for what may follow.  Alleviating premature markings or splitting of the skin.

A hard wooden paddle can be quite a difficult implement to take in any circumstances.

It leaves the cheeks feeling hard and looking flat to the naked eye.

The visible markings left from a paddle are usually large round circles where contact

has been made.  It can be anything from mild bruising to deep blue/purple and

can last anywhere from 1 week to 3 weeks depending upon your own skins ability to heal.