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The swing should obviously be initiated by the body and not the arms or hands. But, what part of the body should the batter think about moving first? Should it be the pulling back of the lead shoulder or the driving through of the back side?

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> The swing should obviously be initiated by the body and not the arms or hands. But, what part of the body should the batter think about moving first? Should it be the pulling back of the lead shoulder or the driving through of the back side? > > <<I consider pulling back of shoulder to be part of the load.For me the beginning of the swing is initiated by the lead heel coming down after toe touch from stride.

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