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- Jun 10, 2014
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Downwards is faster.
Upwards is slower though usually - not always - safer.
More importantly downwards takes one end of the baton and naturally puts the other end in the hand of the receiver. Upward passes require the receiver to change grip after receiving or else have their wrist opened “outwards”.
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