elbow position

[12 piece bucket]

also.. how far the elbow highly depends on the plane . the more upright the plane the more the elbow will need "fly" on the top.

but this is relative to how your body setup.. the more bent over, the more your elbow will need to stay close to the body .

so the Plane is the boss.

and I think... if i am not wrong.. Elbow plane is the best for what you are asking for.

Right . . . The right palm supports the plane at the top kinda . . . so depending on the plane angle the position of the elbow will differ. See Hogan vs. Nicklaus.

Lynn aka Collard Greens aka Mr. Green Jeans aka Yoda aka SoonToBeMakingPlayersFamousandRich Blake points out above that the Right Hand palm up karate chop position will take care of your pitch elbow. But an even more subtle point to his advice above is the Left Wrist Throw. Your Left Wrist THROWS THE CLUB OUT while still TURNED TO THE PLANE. It is a perndicular action assuring RHYTHM. If you are throwing the club out on plane you will have NO INCLINATION TO BEND THE LEFT WRIST.

This was one of the things that set me back about 5 years with regards to pitch elbow and the karate chop. The flat left wrist IS NOT a static position . . . its basis is in the FLAIL and it is thus DYNAMIC in its action. . . you DO NOT cock it and HOLD IT COCKED AS LONG AS YOU CAN. You turn your left hand to the plane and SLING SLING SLING IT DOWNPLANE DOWNPLAN DOWNPLANE.