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Fed sez "may", ASA sez "should", NCAA sez "must". Doesn't much matter where my partner is, if I'm asked, I will check with my partner. Like Kent said, my first priority is the location of the ball, then it's whether the batter swung.
As for that study on checked swings, I don't have the email handy, but I do remember that the final determination was that well over 90% of all checked swings were actually swings and shoud be called strikes. Unless it is painfully obvious that the batter did not attack the ball, that's a strike - in 'A', 'B', 'C', or 'D'.
About the only time I hesitate on asking my partner was when he/she was involved in a steal on that pitch - his priority is the runner and not the batter. But I will still ask.
As a side not, I know thatsome PU's will tell their partner some code about what they want the BU to respond with on a checked swing. If I ask for help, I want the correct answer. If I am asked to help, you get what I got.
As for tips - just decide whether the batter attacked the ball. If yes, then strike.
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Steve M
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