Ultimately it doesn't matter which method you use if the puck goes in and the ref sees it so that a goal is awarded. There are situations that swimming it in will get you stuffed and there are situations where flicking it will get the puck knocked down. Something I have said here in the past and will keep saying is there are no always and nevers in this game. Anyone who teaches to always swim it and never throw it hasn't accounted for the exceptions. Is the goal flush to the bottom or do parts of it sit higher than others? Do you have help coming to pinch the opps or are you alone? Is the bottom very fast or so-so? Did both fins stay on your feet for the drive? And a lot more variables are out there. You have to go with what the situation dictates rather than a pre-conceived must-do way.

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Just in case you weren't sure, it's official -- CMAS sucks.
Oh yeah, and now they're broke.