Your head and front shoulder should always stay on the ball. Obviously you can’t make solid contact or even hit the ball unless you get a good look at the pitch. By keeping your front shoulder locked in as you swing you will prevent your head from coming out and your front side from bailing on the pitch. This will give you the best chance at hitting the ball square and you will see the ball all the way until the point of contact. Of course your front shoulder will come forward as you swing through the ball. By staying in on the ball you will be much better at hitting off-speed pitches and going the “other way”. Pulling your head out results in misses or a serious problem of only being able to “pull” the ball.
Your back shoulder should almost replace your front shoulder during your follow through and for the most part remain level. Some hitters drop their back shoulders slightly which is okay. As long as it is not extreme because then you are more likely to allow the front shoulder to come up and “off” the ball. Picture your shoulders as an airplane landing level, no pilot lands a plane with one wing up and the other down because it will crash.
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