Posted by: Moe () on Mon Mar 25 10:27:19 2002

This question is regarding a slowpitch softball swing. I'm not necessarily looking to hit homeruns. Just looking to hit the ball hard and level. I have found that by keeping by back elbow down towrd my side before the start of my swing, promotes a much more level swing, thus allowing me to hit hard line drives. Whereas, when I used to keep my back elbow up (almost parallel to the ground), I found that I had a wave in my swing, which caused my hitting to be inconsistent. I know it's all about personal preference and if you want to hit homeruns you have to have a slight upswing, but I would rather have a higher average with little to no homeruns, rather than a lower average with a couple dingers.
Does my elbow theory sound correct?