Right arm participation vs Right arm thrust

[jim_0068]

Just something i wanted to share as it was something i learned recently.

Basically it's like this, i'm a swinger who at times will add right arm participation in the swing. It adds swing speed, ball speed, and significant difference when i "use it." Now how am i using this "right arm participation" you ask? Basically how Tomasello says in his videos. I am simply consciously un-bending my right arm around release point to create more speed. The key to this is to simply use your tricep muscle. DO NO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE "PUSH" OFF OF PP #1. It won't work. Now maybe this is switting or over riding centrifugal force or whatever, but it works.

Also sometimes i will purposely use a "hitting" motion and when i do this i will "push" off of pp #1 and use right arm thrust into the ball. Works great.

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The key is that you can still easily perform a horizontal hinge with what i call "right arm participation" without any real manipulation. However if you are using "right arm thrust" properly and using the angle of approach you should only end up using an angled hinge unless you are doing something weird with your right forearm rotation.

Take this info for what it's worth but it's just something i've learned and can demonstarte and i wanted to share.

So...

right arm participation = un bend your right arm by using the tricep muscle

right arm thrust = un bend your right arm and add thrust by pushing against pp #1