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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Do you know how many times I had to correct somebody that did not switch the whistle in their pocket? Only meaningful on an individual bases
Sorry, I am not going by your little whistle, I am going to go by when we last changed the arrow and probably will give you the time on the clock without looking.Not quite sure what you're getting at here, but congrats on knowing the time on the clock? Again it looks stupid constantly digging in your pocket every time there is a held ball or when you change the arrow.In your opinion It is a crutch. It's a tool, but if that's what you want to call it -- okay
Peace
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I think at a YMCA type of level, where the table doesn't have an arrow or know how to run the clock, just about everyone in the gym wants some kind of assurance AP is being done correctly. Never in my career have I heard anything negative about switching an item in my pocket. I have however heard positive feedback.
Now if I'm doing a 5A state game then I'm probably confident the table will do a great job. In this scenario no one in the gym cares to watch me play around with my pockets and look silly. There I'll just switch gum to a different side of my mouth so no one notices. I'll do that at any level because I've always found it tacky to turn around and look at the table if I space out and forget which way we're going.
These two examples have worked for me.