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Originally Posted by smoump
One of my partners, who just came back from a clinic, told me that they instructed him to move closer to the catcher and use the heel-to-toe. Sorry, I don't see myself ever leaving the "GD or whatever you want to call it" stance.
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I respect anyone's desire to use the GD system. I converted to it and used it enthusiastically for two season.
Then I went to the Desert Classic.
The instructors said, "Trust us and work with us."
I did. I worked heel-toe/heel-instep for a week. I followed their instructions to the letter about my head height, proper use of the eyes, distance, stance, ready sequence; and to my amazement, at the end of the camp, I was seeing pitches better than I ever had, in any stance, including the GD.
When I got home, I kept the new/old stance and haven't worked GD since.
I understand that some people, for physical reasons, feel that can't work heel/toe. I also understand that many people feel the GD stance gives them a superior view of the pitch. I'm not here to argue either of those cases; just that, as usual, one size does not fit all.