rear elbow down

[iMlearning]

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My dd will not be looking there either.

Looks very similar to my DDs

 

[iMlearning]

There was a time when raising the rear elbow was considered a potential cure for bat drag.

On youtube there are also videos that say elbow down is good for younger players until they learn better barrel control.

 

[straightleg]

Howard teaches, elbows relaxed, roof of the house. Not saying that is an absolute, just what Howard and Bustos teach, just like her relaxed set up in this picture.
From this setup, just pop the hands up into place when the pitcher gets ready. Relax to that point...

So if a college coach taught this, would be no big deal to me.

Howe just was talking in another thread about the front elbow being relaxed?

I teach relax those shoulders, most students are so tight, stiff.




SL

 

[redhotcoach]

I would say it is up as much as anyone.

 

[straightleg]

Her like my daughter raise it on the load.

SL

 

[rdbass]

Mendoza's elbow is relaxed and down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCLvrHACAsI

(It is hard to find video of her hitting).

Here is BP, where she shows the stance, but not so good of a warm up she had that day....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qCrRTG17Hc

 

[Lenski]

"Elbow Up" is not an absolute. Many hitters keep their elbow up because that's the way they were taught. Many coaches taught to keep the back elbow up because if the back elbow stays up, the hands stay up. Where the hands reside is much more important than the back elbow being in the up position.

 

[rdbass]

"Elbow Up" is not an absolute. Many hitters keep their elbow up because that's the way they were taught. Many coaches taught to keep the back elbow up because if the back elbow stays up, the hands stay up. Where the hands reside is much more important than the back elbow being in the up position.

I agree.

Elbow up or down is 'style'. It just depends on what 'style' helps/suits the hitter. Elbow up is the 'style' that DD prefers

 

[redhotcoach]

"Elbow Up" is not an absolute. Many hitters keep their elbow up because that's the way they were taught. Many coaches taught to keep the back elbow up because if the back elbow stays up, the hands stay up. Where the hands reside is much more important than the back elbow being in the up position.

Agree, I think the bigger issue is many believe elbow down is an absolute.

 

[rdbass]

Agree, I think the bigger issue is many believe elbow down is an absolute.

We follow Bustos...

You can't go wrong.