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Here is my method.
Before I have a runner on base I attempt to "time" the pitcher. I watch the arm into the 2:00 - 3:00 position and mentally time when the hand hits the release point. I will use a short word like "now" or "go" for the release point.
Then when I have a runner on base, I will watch the pitcher until the arm reaches 3:00 and then move my eyes to the base and focus on the foot that is touching the base. When I say my mental "now" that foot better still be touching the base.
If you do not focus your eyes on the foot on the base, you can get confused by runner movement prior to the foot actually breaking contact with the base. Then you error by calling runner's out that should not be out. And any sharp coach is going to be all over your case about "being fooled by running movement." Anytime a coach gets on me with those words I can say "Coach I don't pay any attention to the body, I watch the foot. If I see any air between the foot and the bag before release I am calling it." They look at me in disbelief and walk back to the bench, their argument diffused.
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