Why is the lead arm so far away from the chest?
Eric
We focus on pulling the bat with the lead fingers elbows working in unison. We avoid pushing with the back hand so the release is not early.
I would also say I enjoyed spending the time with you, earlier this year. You gave me some insight on a couple of things.
Straightleg
The knob is in a decent place and the front forearm and the bat are lined up, but her back elbow is well away from her back hip and the angle of her back elbow is quite open (which is more Lazy L than Power L).
Why is the lead arm so far away from the chest?
Thats where I thought you were going with your comment. At what angle is the optimum (In terms of degrees) in your opinion that the back elbow should be at when at contact?
Mark/Chris,
You guys understand that it is primarily a lead arm / hand path drill, correct?
The hips haven't moved in the clips. How do you think this drill would look if the lower body was involved?
It's a good drill to promote both arms working together.
How many swings do you come across that have the front arm pinned on the chest because they have slotted the rear elbow and let the front arm / shoulder complex stretch back instead having both arms connected.
Chris, I know you have talked about bat drag in the past. You don't think this drill would mitigate it?