Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Hitting is fifty percent above the shoulders.
I have had shoulder injuries in the past, but usually it's from training.
I still wear minis and cardigans, but I think I'll steer away from shoulder pads.
We want to play a really physical style ball, and so, for us tackling, we know we are shoulder-based tackling team, and we want to hit that strike zone just like you're throwing fastballs into that catchers' mitt just as hard as you can.
It has been an ache and a joy both to look over this big shoulder of mine at all my yesterdays.
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
I can still take the hits; it's not a problem for me. I accept the blows. I can take the punches like a boxer.
In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.
In football, you're hitting, so you might as well hit in practice.
I don't have to put on shoulder pads and run out there and let somebody hit on me a little bit.