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Originally posted by Illini_Ref
I used the GD stance for a little while. Loved many things about it with one exception. I stood about three feet behind the catcher and had trouble seeing the outer part of the plate. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Many on here say that if done correctly, I shouldn't have a problem. Could the catchers be closer to the plate than normal? I know that getting higher would help, but I am as high as I can go. Maybe placing my hands farther up my leg from the knee will get me higher.
Also, is there anything wrong with using all parts of the GD stance and getting closer, so I can see the plate. I welcome responses from Tim and Carl, as they seem to have this system down pat!
[Edited by illini_ref on Jun 10th, 2005 at 06:49 PM]
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I have been using it, to the degree that I understand it, and I like it because I can always be rock solid. The conventional wisdom says back up and raise up higher to see the outside corner, but I have had some catchers who crowd the plate so bad I could stand up straight in any stance and not be able to see it. I try to get them to back up, but if they don't catch on, I just back up and the corner is where I think it is. I don't know who said it, but "I don't need to see it because I know where it is", or something like that.