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Yeah...stinker...that is what I meant!

Yoda...you just made my day! Thanks for the elbow response. While alternating from pitch to punch in the mirror this morning (I was sort of brushing my teeth with my left hand) it got me thinking :

Pitch - the elbow is in front of the right hip. does this put the elbow slightly to the left (towards the belt buckle?)
Punch - the elbow is to the side of the right hip, placing the elbow further right of the right hip when compared to pitch?

It seems as if it is anatomically "easier" to fan when the joint around which the motion occurs is closer to the center of the body. I am trying to ascertain if this is "codswallop", a personal "seems as if", or universally true.

Are elbow positions a spectrum deal? Pitch on one end...and push on the other? I know you can and must fan from punch...but if you were going to teach a beginner right forearm fanning would it be easier to start from pitch?

I love to hit...although I generally swing. one of my preferences for swinging is that I "feel" (pardon) more adept at fanning from pitch. I just finished clapping from both pitch and punch. My wife is shaking her head with mock exasperation! Actually, I found it easier to fan clap from punch. Crud...let me go check Dianne out...again!

Experiment with Right Elbow location EVERYWHERE in the stroke. Homer said the Right Elbow HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE (at all times right?). He also siad he'd build his swing around the right elbow.

Soooooooo . . . Pitch Punch Push are basically thought about around "Delivery" . . . but try getting "pitchy" on your backstroke and see what happens.

Notice how at Top the Right Elbow Location in space can impact the Plane Angle . . . Plane Shifts . . . .

Experiment with Right Elbow Location (and Left Elbow too) ThROUGH THE BALL. Notice how it Impacts the Location of the Clubshaft (amount of lean and amount that the handle is raised or lowered).

Pay attention to how your right elbow moves in space . . . Is it moving out and away from you? Is it moving in an "arc" like trajectory around our rib cage?

Notice how the Right Elbow motion and location also impacts the angle your shoulder turn on . . . which is basically a Hand Path deal. Hand Path and the resulting Elbow Location is HUGE . . . impacts lots of areas in the stroke.