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Old Sat Oct 22, 2005, 12:18pm
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Originally posted by gotblue?
Has anyone tried both the balanced and heel/toe stances with the system, and, if so, can you offer pros and cons?
In Carl Childress' second GDS article (http://childress.officiating.com/?d=Working+the+Plate&f=Gerry+Davis+Part+II.pdf), he offers a good reason for going with a balanced stance versus heel-to-toe, having to do with seeing the pitch better with both eyes as it arrives at the plate. He provides a reference (but, I think, no link) to an article regarding "The Monocular Vision Theory."

I've been using the balanced stance exclusively with GD. For me, keeping square to the pitcher seems more natural.
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