Teach,
I tend to agree with my friend RWH based on your brief description. You may find that you have certain tendencies that will lead you into developing one over the other. For instance, I'm probably a natural hitter. I have those physical attributes that are beneficial to hitting and my motion is better tuned for hitting. But I learned golf using the swinging procedure and I'm much more comfortable swinging than hitting. Once Hitting becomes as natural as swinging, I don't think I will look back because for me, when I'm hitting well it is a far more controllable game than swinging. If swinging were in my genes, I would probably have a few strokes off my current handicap. But I'm not a natural swinger, even though you couldn't really tell by looking at my golf stroke.
So start with one, get comfortable with it and then try the other. Fundamentally, hitting requires more physical effort than swinging, so the stronger you are the better your potential hit. Hitting is a very simple motion.
Swinging requires very little physical effort but has a more complex overall motion and requires good timing of those motions. The vast majority of golfers are swingers.
Hope that helps. It is entirely up to you and of course, you can do both if you wish.
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