Posted by: rql () on Sat Sep 6 18:50:29 2003

Followed discussions for many months. Purchased Final Arc II a few months ago.
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> > Problem: son is popping everything up. Out of 100 bp swings, he will pop up on 80+. We've taped his bp. Looks as though bat is descending in front of his body and thus descending as bat enters plane of ball.
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> > Elbow: his HS coach told him to "drive front elbow down and in." Is that what is causing him to pop up? I know he is not dropping his head or lowering his body as he swings.
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> > Question: where should front elbow be as his hands begin to circle into plane of ball? More importantly, how do I work with him to keep from popping up?
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> Lead elbow has to be up or he'll roll over too early.
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> Driving the front elbow down and in will lead to as much success as buy high and sell low.

>>I agree with Jack but another way I see it is that the higher the pitch the more level to the ground the lead [elbow arm is that gets it on plane.However the elbow goes down on load or inward turn so the elbow does work up from there but I don't always see it tilt up above parallel to the ground it depends on pitch location.