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Originally Posted by umpjim
What does he know that I don't know?
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Not much, probably.
Lots of times, accepted mechanics are nothing more than the flavor of the month. I was using what is very close to the Davis stance for years and getting ripped for it in evaluations before it came into vogue. Same with 2SF. Still get ripped for standing set instead of HOK on the bases, but in a few years somebody who likes it will be in a position of power, and then that will be OK, too. The NCAA has decided to use a mechanic my long-time partners and I have used for awhile, too: In 3-man, the umpire on the line--whether on the open side of the batter or not--gets a better look at whether a batter went around than the umpire in the middle. Not that the guy in the middle can't tell; only that the guy on the wing can tell better.
If you're comfortable and getting your calls correct on that play at 90, that's where you belong. Slavish adherence to standard mechanics can--and does--diminish individual performance.