Check Swing Appeal @ NCAA

[Dave Hensley]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ozzy6900

I do not agree with "No, he didn't go" and I do not teach it. "Ball" is all you need to say. Then when your partner gives you what he has, you do not look bad.

You may not teach it, but the professional schools, as well as the PBUC Manual, do instruct that specific mechanic:

All decisions on checked swings shall be called loudly and clearly by the plate umpire. If the pitch is a ball and the batter does not swing at the pitch, the mechanic to be used by the plate umpire is: "Ball; no, he didn't go." If the pitch is a ball but the batter commits on the check swing, the mechanic to be used is: "Yes he went," while pointing directly at the batter and then coming up with the strike motion.
-- PBUC Manual, 1.12

So, if you're working with partners who have received instruction consistent with professional instruction, you won't have a problem with how it looks, except possibly to the ignorant, and who cares what they think?