Size of Bottom with regards to spanking

How does the size of Bottom relate to how painful a spanking and how much spanking a bottom can take? I have heard 2 rival claims that big bottoms are much more well padded and cushioned to take a spanking and so a spanking is less painful with a big bottom. On the the hand that big bottoms have a larger surface and so have more surface area to sting and because they are bigger there is more to feel pain. So a spanking is more painful to a big bottom.

I have only experience of spanking women and girls. So the question is more regarding women and girls bottoms. I ask because women and girls with big bottoms always insist the latter is true whereas I always say they are softies and with so much cushioning and padding I'm surprised they are feeling anything.

In my experience, there's no real correlation. I'm no physiologist, but I think it probably has more to do with nerve clusters in the area, sensitivity and emotional state. I had a girlfriend that I spanked hundreds of times over the course of a few years, and her pain tolerance greatly varied. I've spanked other women, but she had the greatest sample size and obviously there was a certain point where she was adapted to it. Even then, there were times when I had to pull back because I could tell she was more sensitive that day.

That said, I do think there are body types that are generally more or less resistant to a spanking, but I don't think it has to do with bottom size.

In my opinion the firmness of the bottom is important as well. A lady with a big firm solid bottom seems to be able to take a good spanking better that a lady with similarly sized fatty flabby bottom. As you said practice seem to make a difference as well. When a lady or girl is regularly spanked, say twice a week or more she seems to get accustomed to it and is able to handle it better. Maybe the regular spanking helps firm her bottom up or perhaps that is my imagination.

And also if someone is spanking a big bottom they might tend to spank it more, maybe longer and harder than if the girl was skinny and had a tiny bottom. Size of bottom could also govern what if any implement was usec. For example the spanker could feel the hand is adequate for a petite derriere but that a stout paddle or other implement is needed to effectively spank a fat bottom.
And big bottom is a relative term -thrre are the ample but not fat and flabby spankable bottoms of a Jennifer Lopez or Kim Kardashian and there ones that are enormous, obese. The term is SSBBW for supersized big beautiful woman.

Thank you Redskinluver. All good points.

I was watching TV with a lady friend who was becoming increasingly annoying talking over the TV show. After her not taking any notice when I told her I couldn't hear I decided a spanking might do her good. I pulled her over my knee, pulled up her skirt and pulled down her knickers and proceeded to spank her bottom soundly. She complained "This is what you get for having a fat bum." I reassured her that although her bottom was quite large it was quite firm not really fat. Then she was quite new to my acquaintance and to spanking. Since then our friendship has increased (I have moved in with her) and so have the spankings. I've put her on a regime of twice weekly maintenance spankings plus whenever she is disobedient, naughty or misbehaves. As she tries her best be on her best behaviour to avoid spanking that only usually results in one or two extra spankings a week. I've started to use my size 10 carpet slipper and also got her a number of paddles (wood, lexan and leather) that can more easily cover the surface area of her large bottom than my hand. With practice her resilience to spanking has increased. But she still insists that larger bottoms are more receptive (her word) than smaller bottoms.

In terms of pain? I think it varies.

In terms of how much force you can apply without risking more serious injury? Thicker ones definitely can take more.

SNM In terms of pain? I think it varies.

In terms of how much force you can apply without risking more serious injury? Thicker ones definitely can take more.

Not a good idea then to be a lady with a large but sensitive bottom

I think positioning is also a factor to be considered. Regardless of the size of a bottom or the implement used, the amount of firmness, give and flexibility which determines a lot with regard to a spanking can all be effected by how tight the buttocks are stretched or how slack they are by the position of the spankee .

I think that a massive research project is called for here. Volunteers can sign up identifying as:
A) small bottom
B) big bottom
C) spanker

I await the throng of volunteers.