Originally Posted by
jefnvk
All of which can be said about a broken wrist, too.
If you care to provide sources that say it is better to catch yourself than tuck and remain limber, I'm all ears.
I can't provide any source for any particular method. I just know that messing up a shoulder causes all sorts of problems, and it's probably not wise to deliberately make that the focal point for all your weight hitting. You mess up your shoulder, your entire life is put on hold for months and doesn't fully recover. Not it might not, it doesn't.