Originally Posted by
KevinF
I have no idea what the "recommended procedure" is...
I'd think the problem with using your hands is an issue of distributing the impact force over as wide a range as possible. If you land on your hands, that's a lot of force being put through your hands. There might be some "give" in your elbows, but I'd prefer to put the impact force over as wide an area as possible.
Well in that case, I should definitely use my a$$, buy that would be a trick far beyond my poor abilities to execute. Stop and think about it, except for that particularly well cushioned part of the anatomy, where on the body has more surface area than the hands as well as the ability to slow down the fall as through the arms and elbows. The feet, sure, but they aren't available. The hip, but it is especially delicate, particularly as we age. Everything else is pretty small.