Posted by: Dan (derma.13@hotmail.com) on Wed Sep 13 13:43:49 2006

> For the most part, I think I agree with you. In the past, on this site, when I have suggested that there is some linear at the beginning and then the swing becomes rotational, I have been bombarded with disagreement.

You dont necessarily need to keep your elbow tight in one position. You'll obviously need to extend with your back elbow slightly more on the outside pitch than on the inside pitch. Look at this clip of Pujols belting a 420 ft. homerun off an outside slider from Brad Lidge in the NLCS last year. Notice his right elbow is still bent at contact (You can pause it at the top of the page).

http://imageevent.com/siggy/hitting/pro;jsessionid=yxd64gwq21.lion_s?p=3&n=1&m=12&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=9