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Old Wed Feb 03, 2010, 07:44am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by BretMan View Post

The guy at the clinic was adamant that I should be starting with my right foot slightly ahead of the left, then take only one step forward with my left foot.

Is this personal opinion, personal preference, misguided advice or the prefered method of walking the line?
That was a personal opinion, and assumedly preference.

The idea is to have the umpire out of any set position and prepared to break inside. One or two steps doesn't matter (Chapter 5.A.1, pg 246) to ASA, just push off the left foot. This is a mechanic with which the umpire must be comfortable and fluent.
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