Mr. Hardy thinks it is a big mistake to try to horse that right elbow up in front of the right hip. He does not really go into HITTING vs. SWINGING.
I talked to him briefly about this elbow subject one time. He said to look at a big "coffee table" book about Hogan. He said there is a picture in there that clearly shows where his elbow was. It was not in front. (It was more of a TGM "PUNCH" position.)
I believe he thinks that Mr. Hogan didn't really do what he felt like he did.
Now... we TGMers know that some very good players do have the elbow in front. Some ways of getting it there... are probably better than others. The elbow, however, does not have to be in front. Jim Furyk is an example of this.