[mattmets]

I'm having a timing problem behind the plate and I'm looking to see if someone can set me straight.

On pitches that are close but are balls, I turn my head in the direction the pitch missed. I've had coaches tell me it shows them that I'm on top of the pitch (which I take with a grain of salt), but I've had almost no b/s complaints since I started doing it. The only problem is, my timing is off. Instead of staying set and turning my head towards the pitch, I sway my entire body. Instead of tracking the pitch with my eyes and a still head, my eyes stay on the ball but my entire body moves. Do any of you have/had this problem, and how can I solve it? Do I just have to consciously tell myself on every pitch to keep my body in and turn the head?

I don't want to turn this into a p!$sing match over whether or not we should turn our heads, so please don't make it that. Thanks a lot in advance.