RE: What is the ' correct' form?
Danny
I was just remembering a coversation that I had the other night with this person and he did mention that some will do just as your coach described.It is a very slight offset and like you said is almost straight back.
There are many different ways and what he is teaching is the same because at the point of release,the elbow is straight back.Others use back tension more in a downward motion and The way my friend/coach teaches it.If I am not mistaking,Jeff Hopkins does it in this way.I was talkng to a semi pro that had conversations with Jeff and watched his form very closely and said he would line his elbow straight back and then line the release in a vertical position to eliminate any side to side motion.
Then we were talikng about Randy Ulmer and he said he has nothing straight or in line.With enough practice,a person can become good with very bad form but it is much harder to repeat on every shot and little mistakes become big misses.
Either works and I think the question was answered.[8D]