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Originally Posted by Rachel
I know several DI CWS and regional umpires that do not use an indicator. They say it forces them to maintain focus.
I know that I could not do that yet. But I try to not look at my indicator much.
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With all due respect to your colleagues, if an umpire reaches that level, you would think they could maintain focus in a game even with an indicator in their hand.
I have tried going without an indicator. I found that I was concentrating so hard to keep the count, I was not paying attention to other detail which were normally second nature. I went back to the indicator halfway through the game.
An indicator is a tool of the trade and I can see no reason an umpire shouldn't use every available tool to which they have access.