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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Some choose to use it because it shows up on the tape, others choose not to because giving someone the hand isn't generally considered a good way to communicate. I'm not telling you not to use it, I'm just doing some "research" of my own on this. I used it once when I was in Iowa, and a T followed before the ball became live.
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My anecdotal experience is that it's better if the sign is given fairly close to the official's body. That is, keep the upper arm close to the chest -- the elbow perhaps 2-3" away from the chest and extend just the forearm. Also, keep the hand sort of relaxed / curled. That's interpreted as "okay, i've heard you, we need to move on one way or another."
If the whole arm is extended and the hand is tense, it's interpreted as "STFU."
I think the former also helps calm the official, while the latter just gets you primed to jump on the next comment.