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I too work very hard on my mechanics, (yes, even this time of year when I'm just doing leagues and tourneys) and take pride in doing them by the book.
However....I would put mechanics at the bottom of the list as to what I find important in a partner. So long as I know what my partner is calling, I couldn't care less if his/her arm is straight, if they raise their arm before pointing direction on an out-of-bounds, if they come to a full stop at the table before reporting a foul, or even if they add some "NBA theatrics" to their calls (you know, the block call where they bounce their fists off their hips instead of doing it right).
Extremely sloppy mechanics might make a coach tend to pick on a ref a little more because they "sense blood," but I've only seen that in newbies.
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