Thread: Slow Pitch Umps
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Old Sun Mar 25, 2007, 11:37am
jimpiano jimpiano is offline
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Originally Posted by BretMan
If "the manual says" is a valid guideline, the manual also advises against using unauthorized signals.

Since the "fist pound" is not described in said manual, it is an unauthorized signal.
As I said before, I have used the signal for years along with countless other contemporaries. If you prefer to use the book as your only guide to signals, that is your choice. I find the signal useful in the lower leagues and is univsersally understood.

Happy umpiring.
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