[Ignats75]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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.

That's how I use it and it works for me more times than not. And Snaq is right, I was taught to use it because it shows up on tape and that eliminates the "He was gunnin for me and T'd me for no reason" defense.

The times it doesn't work are when the whack was inevitable. But do NOT use it if you are afraid to pull the trigger or think giving a T reflects poorly on you. Then it'll just get you in trouble and/or make you look foolish.