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Originally Posted by rwest
At our High school Camp this year one of the clinicians explained why we don't use the GD or scissor stance in softball. In baseball the batters box is a foot deeper. The catchers set up deeper in baseball than they do softball. Therefore, the umpire is farther back in baseball and can see the corners of the plate using the GD or scissor stance. Using it in softball makes it harder to see the corners because the catcher is closer to the plate. He demonstrated it. It was very convincing.
Can you see the corners when you use the GD stance?
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Yeah, I feel I can see the corners ok. Maybe because I still work the slot with the stance. I have never been taught the stance, just picked it up through reading and watching on TV. It seems like they set up more behind the catcher with GD. Therefore, being further back would be helpful. So no problem with corners but, I think the problem is with the low strike because you are higher up. Like I said, I have used it some when my back is screaming at me - never used in Fed or college. I'm thinking about trying it on a certain college team that has a catcher that "pinches" off the slot. She sets up soooo far inside that there litterally is NO slot. I'm wondering if being higher will help see a bit better.