Front Forearm
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On an ordinary swing, the front arm doesnt do anything but hold on.
Barry Bonds once stated that the bat is an extension of the lead arm. I believe there is a video on youtube where he talks about this, but I cannot access that site from work...
If right handed point your lead elbow towards first bast and swing. Hard to have a good swing. IMO, if you get the knob to the catchers feet your lead forearm/elbow covers the inside strike and you can work out and the forearm can align.
Agree. I had never thought about aligning the lead elbow to the pitch. Always taught cut it with the knob, which gets the same results. Thinking- for the kids that pull off the ball it may help if they are trying to align the forearm/elbow before launching
When working on one arm drills, it is one of my focuses on the lead side. But not something I do often. I agree that the slicing action will typically create the same result. Different people focus on different things...
If you think the front arm needs work, it's always the back arm.
