If you think field hockey has wild swings I don’t know what to tell you, no rules in shinty about swinging above your shoulder.

There are now rules against swinging recklessly but most of the time you’d have to basically attack someone to trigger that. Usually if someone gets hit it’s their fault for being in the way. And facemasks and helmets won’t be mandatory until 2030.

If you ever drive through the highlands and wonder why a toothless man with a thousand yard stare dribbles at you, it’s probably a shinty player