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Originally posted by Seadoggs5
Actually the knee is harder on the neck. Jim Evans explains why he doesn't recomend it but will work with you on it. The way you neck requires to be supported puts tough wear on the neck over time. I am sure though that the knees can be part of the problem too though.
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Jim's big thing (the two times I've met him) has always been that the SCISSORS is bad on the neck because you are holding your head forward -- I've never heard him say the same thing about the knee.
The thing about the knee is that I've seen too many shorter umpires use it and it puts their heads WAY too low to be effective behind the plate.