Good points mark, you always have to be careful when you artificially stop what are supposed to be fluid, complete motions like hitting, throwing and fielding.
Are you saying a good swing wouldn't fit the drill because it stops rotation? It seems like Benyi's swing could be done in the drill for the first part, using the fix discussed here of turning with the hips. But then keeping the hand on the elbow prohibits rotation. In Benyi's swing her elbow rotates quite a ways by the time her hands would hit the second target in the drill.
So do you think the drill would be useful, or create bad habits and/or impart the wrong ideas in a young hitter's head? I am tempted by it because the loading of the hands, bat path and creating whip are things that so many novices struggle with.
Are you saying a good swing wouldn't fit the drill because it stops rotation? It seems like Benyi's swing could be done in the drill for the first part, using the fix discussed here of turning with the hips. But then keeping the hand on the elbow prohibits rotation. In Benyi's swing her elbow rotates quite a ways by the time her hands would hit the second target in the drill.
So do you think the drill would be useful, or create bad habits and/or impart the wrong ideas in a young hitter's head? I am tempted by it because the loading of the hands, bat path and creating whip are things that so many novices struggle with.