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Originally Posted by Colo Blue
What gets me is, the CCA manual and instructors tell you to set your head height no higher than the top of the strike zone, and your chin should be no lower than the top of the catcher's helmet. That only works when you have a tall batter and a small catcher.
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I got gigged for being too low at camp. The way it was explained to me was that the first "stop sign" is the top of the catcher's head: never go lower. If you CAN get down to the top of the zone, stop there.
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