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Old Tue Feb 03, 2015, 11:13pm
Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline
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Originally Posted by crosscountry55 View Post
I've always been trained that the 3-pt signal is a straight arm at a 45-60° angle with three fingers extended. However, at camps last summer I noticed a few guys instead using an arm with a 45° angle at the elbow, and vertical from there on up to an open hand at the top (rather than 3 fingers). Now I'm seeing more and more D1 officials use this signal as well.

Is this a fad or did someone's mechanics manual change recently?

If it's a fad, what do y'all think of it?

It is a fad, and it looks stupid.

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