Are you a woman?I'm with you on the bare hand spanking. Ideally over the knee or some other slightly degrading position. Caning if the person is well trained in safety and the scene/justification is well executed. In my opinion caning is most pleasurable when already on the verge of subspace. Just as long as it's not a flogger, meh. A flogger has never done anything for me. (Anyone else?)
(I'm rambling to avoid writing a grad school paper, probably need a good spanking for procrastinating)