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Originally Posted by SRW
What do you see, good or bad?
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It looks like his head is just a bit tilted - that's going to be harder on the neck than I'd like to feel. I think he's in the slot, but not far enough in the slot - needs to move a bit to the left. The head height looks ok, if he gets 4-6 inches closer and more into the slot - note that the bottom of the mask is at the top of the catcher's helmet.
That height is ok IF he's further into the slot. As for the eyes not being at the top of the strike zone, his knees may not allow him to get that low - mine don't. In fact, I regularly set up with the bottom of my head at the top of the catcher's helmet - and there are no complaints over the bottom or outside of what I see as strikes at any level.
I'd say he's either been taught a long time ago - using the stance that has both feet parallel to the back of the catcher's box OR he works some pretty high level games as that is a stance that is accepted - if not welcomed. But the feet should be wider - that would help to lower his head a bit and straighten his back a bit.