Howe, I think I'm wrong, in my PM to you I said there's still a hope in Eric? I will take it back.
See this holy self claimed student doesn't even want to answer my simple two choices question. Now as for asking a question against a question. Have you heard of Socratic Method?
Socratic method...
The very first question I asked when I came in is
http://www.discussfastpitch.com/softball-hitting-technical/17536-rear-leg-ir-dead-film-11-a-19.html#post219759
Then I explained further along...
Are you trying to tell me that hands were riding along with the shoulder in those swings? Boy or boy, let me tell you something, there's indeed something coming in for the ride and it ain't the hands!
I didn't tweak anything. I even listed the meaning of deliver straight from dictionary. And it doesn't need ultra analysis to see the face value of your words. You say what you mean and mean what you say, it is your problem if you happen to choose the wrong words or descriptions, not mine.
And...
Which is equally wrong as the first statement.
de·liv·er (d-lvr)
v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers
v.tr.
1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute: deliver groceries; deliver the mail.
2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over: delivered...
There is a reason the drill works better when hitting from open stance. And it needs very long and deliberate setup to get the feel. And that doesn't help much with a realtime live swing.
For instance this was when I worked with a travel ball teammate of my son when he was 13.
I had my son to demo the drill to get him started because he's really not using the lower body right. But after that quickly I moved to having him working on the barrel turn. The kid was named MVP for...
SnF drill has certain merit to help a beginner to get the feel but it stops there.
Hitting is a sequence of actions. If it is just a stochastic process then by isolating one instant might work well. Unfortunately it is not, and one action always has some kind of effect on the actions to be...