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In Fed, as has already been stated, this is a foul tip.
Also in ASA.
For a batted ball to be a foul tip, it must satisfy ALL of the following:
1) Go directly from the bat to the catcher's glove or hands (Fed adds "directly and speedily");
2) Not go higher than the batter's head;
3) Is legally caught by the catcher.
Note the definition does not require that the ball be caught on this initial contact with the glove. What happens between 1) and 3) is irrelevant as long as all three conditions are met.
"Directly from the bat to the catcher's hands or glove" by definition leaves out the case where the catcher's glove goes to the ball. If the catcher had to make a play to catch the ball (e.g. lunge to the side, to the front, etc.), it is not a foul tip, whether the ball goes higher that the batter's head or not.
If in some 3rd world play setup the ball does go higher than the batter's head, but still goes directly from the bat to the glove, it is still not a foul tip, by definition.
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Tom
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