[RPatrino]

GGK,

You have been introduced to the Gerry Davis system!!! Using your old stance, you never really were locked in. In the GD, you work high and further away from the catcher. I have used the GD for the last 5 years or so. I first used it at a Gerry D. run clinic, further perfected it at another GD clinic and several other locally run clinics.

I am a 'pointer' as well. I call all my strikes the same, with a point. Doug Eddings convinced me that the hammer just doesn't work. On a swinging strike I point with no verbal call, on a DTS is point and wait, and I hammer the out once the batter is retired.

Last night, for some odd reason, I decided to try to use the 'hammer' for all strikes again. Bad idea. Good thing it was just a scrimmage for a local JUCO team. My timing was WAY OFF. Needless to say, I'm not going back to the hammer anytime soon.

As far as a 'punch out' called third strike call, I start the chainsaw!!! As far as not adding a little pizazz to that call, thats up to the ump. I think most expect to see that, and are puzzled when they don't.