If you watch the girls while they bat usually the first thing they do is drop their elbows when they swing. Elbows down also helps when they hit against faster pitchers.
Front elbow needs to be in the swing plane during most of the swing.
If you watch the girls while they bat usually the first thing they do is drop their elbows when they swing. Elbows down also helps when they hit against faster pitchers.
Ifyoubuildit, take a look at the hitters siggy has put up on this link Mark posted before. Which ones do you not see starting with their front shoulder down? I'd say they all do it.
I was at a clinic over the winter with Deb Hartwig. She showed video of Lisa Fernandez superimposed over Albert Pujols. Both had similar swings, and both were front shoulder down. I think those are some pretty good examples.