[Abudoggie]

I guess what I was getting at is Ben's ongoing focus on the fundamentals while teaching a particular topic.

For example the sand drill, he seems to be trying to instill a feel for creating lag and impact without "adding". While doing this he is also sweeping over the student like a wave with ongoing fundamental reminders such as proper set-up to the ball.

My analogy is that Doyle seems to teach like waves rolling in from the sea. When the wave breaks on the beach it is at the high point (destination of the lesson taught). To reach the high point the wave must wash in and then wash back out from whence it came (cover the same old ground). Repeat the wave process and you have a pretty effective teaching method.

Thats what I meant by repetition. The kid wants to smash drives and probably would rather only be talking/practing that. But he is high and dry like old driftwood stuck above high tide. Old driftwood doesn't remember or recognize the feel of water. Ben is trying to gently pull that driftwood from being stuck on the beach to starting over and he does it gentle wave after wave.

I don't think there is a grand "a-ha!", the "a-ha!" is accumulated over some time as all the parts of the puzzle come together.

Abudoggie