[nickrego]

Our association requires us to work at least one pre-season scrimmage game to get ourselves "In the zone". Although, I am finding that after many years of doing this 9 months out of the year, I can step out onto the field and have my zone any time.

I think getting into a "Groove" is a matter of years, not games.

Many of you may jump all over me for this, but...

At this point, my zone is so well tuned in (for me), that I don't even need to see the plate any more. On some pitches, the catchers move and block my view of part of the plate, but it doesn't matter, because I know where it is. The inside corner is lined up exactly on my nose, and 9' in front of me.