Originally Posted by
ptempel
Well, I wouldn't land on your shoulder too hard. You can break a collarbone like that and its a common cycling injury. I'd prefer to use my glove on the ground (if possible).
Far easier to break a wrist trying to catch yourself than a collarbone landing on the meaty part of your shoulder. I've played enough sports that just landing the soft spots and rolling is natural though. Of course, it is much harder to do in a high speed wreck, but from a low speed topple over I am aiming to land on my side.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/w...y-to-fall.html