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Thanks for the pointers. The positive is that I'm pretty good at making adjustments to my strike zone and plate mechanics. The negative is that I may have to wait over 8 months to make these adjustments, depending on whether I get any more plate games over the next two to three weeks of the season.
I think my feet placement is decent; I actually got with only half of a heel-toe as it helps me balance, and my feet don't get inverted with a left-handed batter. Timing has been good, and tracking with the eyes hasn't been great but hasn't been a big problem either.
I tried that drill you mentioned about having someone holding a ball above the plate, and just as I thought, the pitches that look like they clipped the outside edge of the black from the slot are only one to two inches off the plate when looking at the ball directly overhead.
Although there were a few complaints in the 2 games my partners were referring to, and a total of 5 ejections, (but only one was due to arguing the outside pitch) the players were able to adjust to the more generous outside corner. It does seem odd to me how a catcher can frame a pitch that is 18 inches off the plate, because those pitches that are apparently that far outside are often perfectly framed and held there by the catcher.
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