Staying Down For A Caning

I was thinking about caning today, and how much better I've become at "taking" a caning. Obviously some of this is just that my tolerance level is building, but I think some is down to the positions I've been caned in more recently.
I used to fantasise pretty much exclusively canes, so the hottest fantasies for me were those where I was being caned in a "traditional" style, bending over and touching my toes, or with my hands on a chair. As with all these things, reality intervened. Whilst I can actually touch my toes (mostly because I have long arms!) it's not exactly a comfortable position to be dealt with in!
The first few times I was caned, it was mostly bent over with my hands on the sofa or on a chair. I always had real trouble staying down, and there was one infamous occasion where it took me 30 minutes to get through 12 strokes.
But the last few times I've been caned I've been able to "lean" on things, and I've discovered it makes it so much easier to take the strokes. If I'm able to support the top half of my body on a table, or over something else, for some reason it makes it WAY easier to take. I really don't know why, but it's true. Even better of course, is kneeling on a spanking bench, like I did in the club on Saturday. That of course, is because I can't just stand up, like I can do if I'm just bending over. However, even leaning on things helps a lot, though I can't think why. Strange really. Maybe it's just psychological.