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I like the baseball definition: a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher's hands and is legally caught.
To me "sharp and direct" is a straight line. It is the path from the bat to the glove, regardless of where the glove is. If the catcher moves the glove a eighth of an inch - or an inch - or 2" - or 4" - it is still a foul tip. Realistically, we don't see the glove move small increments. But if you are going to use "moves to the ball" as a disqualifying criteria, than 1/2" movement says that it is not a foul tip, but a caught line drive.
So if a ball rises and falls, it is not "sharp and direct." Whether it falls into the glove, or the catcher moves the glove 1/2" or 15", to me it is a caught fly ball.
And, Baseball doesn't use that dam*ed "not higher than the head" qualifier. It seems as though Softball (NFHS or ASA) is confused when all it needs is the simpler Baseball definition.
WMB
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