I'd have to say that I am in the camp that says you can get a check swing in C. But, I can't think of a handful of times I've called it from there. It is isn't that I am chicken, it's just that I have to be sure I thought he made an attempt to go. My opinion is that HS Varsity players, and below, don't generate near the amount of bat speed that NCAA and players above create. Therefore, it's easier for them to check their swing than someone who commits a great deal of force to a swing prior to releasing the bat through the hitting zone. My rule of thumb from C (or b) is this, and admittly could be archaic, but if I read the trademark on the bat, then he went. I've actually had a couple that I would have called that never were appealed to me.
Lawrence
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