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Yeah...good question. I firmly believe in maintaning a firm and consistent stance. I remember Gerry Davis, MLB umpire, saying that people say head height should be at the catchers mask, he said thats the lowest it should be...the focus should be consistency. As far as seeing low pitches, I understand and have been in your shoes, the question is how "low is the pitch?" Knees or ankles or whatever? No matter how good your stance is, a truly low pitch isnt gonna look good...i think anyway. Work on following the ball in with your eyes all the way into the glove, that eliminated all of my problems. I noticed myself giving up on low pitches which were not that bad and second guessing my call, whether i called ball or strike. Followign the ball in all the way, as simple as it sounds, was something I was ignoring and it showed on those close, borderline calls.
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