Sould I be fanning?

[Martee]

One could look at it this way, there is fanning in both hitting and swinging, but different.

In swinging the fanning is normally completed by time the hands/arms reach hip height. In the down stroke it doesn't start till your hands/arms reach hip high.

In hitting the fanning is gradual from strat up to the top is when it is complete. Reverse is true in down stroke.