The hitters right shoulder

[JohnThomas1]

While toying around with hitting on the weekend i discovered i may or may not have had the wrong idea. I had been really firing the right shoulder downplane toward the ball while firing the right arm. On the weekend however i tried a much more passive shoulder action and had immediate success. I know the shoulder should be used as a backstop to push against but thought it too had to be active. With the improvement i found on the weekend i now wonder if i had the wrong impression? I almost had the feeling that the right arm was straightening and the shoulder merely following more passively vs actively thrusting.

Could somebody please clear the fog?

[dkerby]

Look in a mirror at simulated impact. The shoulders should
be sightly back, not even or open. The normal result of
opening the shoulders to much is a blocked shot. Some good
pictures are found in the Hitters Section under the post
"Ted: Please post some more Daftfish."