Do you mean directly in front of, or in the prop arc?
I guess it would also be wise to close your legs while squatting in front of it. A violently thrown prop could castrate you pirate:
Originally posted by Ben Fly'n
I've seen on a Saito 150 throw a prop so violently that it threw the aluminum spinner into a trailer and actually made a small split in the trailers skin!
So never stand in the way of the prop!!!!!