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Pitch elbow can only be employed naturally if the elbow in question does not get behind the hip in question on the back stroke.

TT: The right elbow should not get in back of the right hip.

If the right elbow gets behind the right hip on the back swing then some form of compensation has to be made in order to get it into its pitch position before the down swing prevents it happening.

Edit: Should "pitch" ever be a term associated with hitting and, if so, why?