Sure why not . . . . make your case for Swinging . . .
I don't want to argue the point and It doesn't bother me if he Hit-Swung-Swat-Swit or nibbled on the ball, but are you using the glossary definitions included in the 6th Edition?
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HITTING AND SWINGINGExample – the catapult vs. the sling. Mechanical – Continuous thrust producing steady acceleration of a hinged beam is Hitting action. A rotating arm pulling steadily on a weighted line is a swinging action. Golf – Accelerating the Club radially with Right Arm Thrust is Hitting. Accelerating the Club longitudinally, with either arm is Swinging.