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Originally Posted by Andy
I know some will disagree with me, but I believe PU needs to stay in the vicinity of home looking down the 1b line to help with the pulled foot, then release to get the play at third. Don't go directly up the line to third, take a path approx halfway between 3b and the pitchers circle, then adjust with the throw. Ideally, you get set, watch the play, and close to the base as you make the call. If you hustle, you can get a decent look at the play.
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I will disagree. With a runner on 1B, you are correct. With a runner on 2B, there is no way, even with Steve's speed, you can wait for a play at 1B and still be in any type of acceptable position for a play at 3B. You are not going to outrun the throw to 3B especially at the adult level which is where this thread began.
If R1 is releasing on the throw to 1B, s/he will be more than 2/3 of the way to 3B by the time the play is completed at 1B. If the runner wasn't checked prior to the throw to 1B, s/he is going to be on 3B by the time the play at 1B is complete. And should that runner feel a little frisky and keep coming, you are directly in the line of the throw to the plate. Even if that only happens once, it is one time too many.
The PU can still watch 1B for a possible pulled foot, but needs to do it from the foul side of the 3B line and be prepared for any play at 3B or home.