Loved this gem from that forum: Yes, if you are working softball, use softball mechanics. If you are doing baseball, use baseball mechanics. Unfortunately I see guys on TV working Regionals and the LLWS using softball strikes in a baseball game. Drives me nuts.

This was the first response to the OP. Later, they talk about how more and more baseball umpires are using the hammer as we call it in ASA, and some of them are ridiculing it. I actually believe the hammer is the better signal than the point, having done baseball and softball in the past. It also is a great signal when working with players who have a hearing loss. There's so many good things about the hammer these boys are missing.