Sat May 22, 2004, 09:08am
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Quote:
Originally posted by bob jenkins
Quote:
Originally posted by nickrego
Come on guys, you know what I mean.
When I say I used to work the Slot, I mean the Traditional slot.
Heal Toe, in tight on the catcher, chin down at the catchers head, moving all over the place with the catcher, looking across the plate at an angle, looking down on the pitch, blah, blah, blah
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Moving all over the place with the cathcer is (or shouldn't have been) traditional.
I was always locked in -- just not in as comfortable and repeatable way.
And, I switched to the stance (hands above knees, etc) but kept the same positioning -- heel-toe, up tight on the catcher before I discovered the benefits of moving back. Better than before, but not as good as today.
And, even today, I'm heel-toe (but about 9' behind the corner of the plate, rather than basing the distance on the catcher). I think it gives a better view of the plate. YMMV.
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bob,
I understand there will be variation, but could you approximate a range of measurement, for me, of the height distance between your chin/eyes to top of catchers' helmet, or is it all about the plate?
Thanks,
mick
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