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Tony:
"but from this back position can you still see the entire plate?"
Not only can you see the entire plate you can see the dirt between the rear point of the plate and the catcher. Try it and see what I mean.
"And how does being back help with judging low pitches?"
Being deeper you have a different perspective on the pitch. It defines itself better as it passes through the zone . . . PLUS . . . you never become obstructed by catcher or batter.
"Can you still see the catcher turn his mitt over to catch low pitches?"
You can see every thing you see from the traditional position plus more . . . you are missing a little on perspective Tony (as did I before I made the change). You not only are deeper you are slightly higher.
". . . but from the descriptions I've heard so far it seems the catcher would block the last several feet of the ball's flight"
Completely untrue. Until you try the stance it is not evident on what you can see . . . in fact, for me, the whole plate area opens up and everything being less crowded allows a much better tracking of the pitch.
Tony, I think you really need to try the stance and have someone that has worked with the stance work with you to really appreciate what the new stance does.
BTW, some people do not like the stance because they feel more exposed for being hit and I can deal with that in a separate answer.
Hope I have answered your questions.
Tee
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