The problem is that with that tweak, it's no longer an SDF. Still, that doesn't prevent us from using it sometimes though, you can see it in action in this shader for the ears and arms, as sdStick():
shadertoy.com/view/3lsSzf
This is an improved design, with paddles at 100 degree or so, which improves throughput by almost 4x (can't do 90 degrees exactly because paddles would collide).