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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
The check swing mechanic is rediculous. Mask off, 3 steps out into foul territory, and a point. Seems a little bit too big if NCAA really wants them to just exist and blend in.
Also, the called strike three mechanic is absolutely hilarious. Arm up, 2 steps to the left or right, then swing it down all the way to your left foot. Give me a break. Hope softball umpires who work 2 man (or woman) don't do this.
Does the signal for "in" in tennis change from clay/composite/grass, men/women, single/doubles? A bit of an exaggeration obviously but you get my point. Baseball and softball obviously stem from the same sport; so what set of umpires changed first? Did baseball umpires in the 1950s used to act like this?
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I missed the check swing, but I saw the punch out mechanic, and I agree that it was hilarious.
I don't think that the tennis analogy works, because even though the surface/sex/# of players change, the sport remains the same, the court sizes remain the same, and so the mechanics remain the same. I think a better analogy would be comparing tennis and badminton. Baseball and softball are only similar in nature, not really the same.
And baseball umpires in the 50's used horrible looking mechanics, and rushed all their calls. Back then it was considered proper mechanics, whereas nowdays those same mechanics look ridiculous.