Dave - can you offer up a reason why sanding in a straight line is better than swirling? Anyone else care to comment?
For me when I go in a swirl, I tend to dig the corners of my paper in, and it makes deeper scratches. I also find that going in straight lines gives me a more uniform finish. I am applying even pressure on the sanding block. With swirls, it is not steady / even pressure, and when you are going for a nice flat finish, it is counter productive. I don’t want to sand any more than I have to, so if going in straight lines makes the flattest finish for me, that is the way I go.
