Federation rules state
Rule 8, Art2)A Foul Tip is a batted ball which goes directly and speedily from the bat to the catchers mitt or hand not higher then the batter's head and is legally caught by the catcher.
My question is how to determine how speedily the ball needs to be to be a foul tip. Sometimes the ball will pop about a foot up ( not above the head) and then come down into the catchers glove for a legal catch. My tendancy is to call foul caught ball (batter is out) but sometimes you wonder if it should have been called a foul tip.How about 6 inches? Where do you draw the line for dirctly and speedily?
[Edited by collinb on Feb 24th, 2001 at 04:15 PM]