[nickrego]

Carl,

I am afraid I am a bit confused…

The pictures of the umpire in your article has his knees bent so that his upper thighs are at about a 45 degree angle. I myself found this to be the most comfortable position.

A quote from your article, Part 2;

“I experimented with the system for all of August and September (about 35 plate games). After each one I noted my legs and thighs were loose, but my neck ached even though I wore a super light-weight mask.
When I told that to Scott, he chuckled. ‘That’s the one thing you can’t see from television. It’s why we want the umpire to drop his seat at the time of pitch. That brings his neck up and back.’ I tried it. No more neck strain.”

I just can’t imagine keeping my legs straight with my knees locked. I must be misunderstanding something ???