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This is where teaching this as a regular mechanic becomes an issue.
Many of the mechanics are pretty generic, and a lot of that is caused by the consideration of how much an umpire can retain in "situational" circumstances. Henry and I had this discussion in Plant City during the ISF seminars.
Consideration must be given to keeping the mechanics as standard as possible.
As Billy P once said, there should be an advance school for mechanics, but a school for advanced mechanics. Remember, the taught mechanics are for the 42,000+ registered umpires, 95% of which will never get past the state level.
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