You should be Happy you have father that corrects you. No father is happy when their child is not doing good. I do not support unnecessary beating but punishment is good for your future.if you are 17 and too big for correcion,pack out and start fending for yourself. Then you will know which one is better.

Advice: you know you are wrong, apologize to your father and promise to be a good boy.Submit to your father and obey his instruction while you live under his roof. Remember, this thing is like a Law of Karma, so becareful