Gerry Davis stance

[GarthB]

Originally posted by DG
One problem I have seen from many umpires I work with is that they only call strikes where the ball is above the knee. The zone goes to the hollow beneath the knee, and any part of the ball can go through that line. So a ball that can appear to be below the knee can be a strike. Every coach who has seen me work will tell his players that I will call a low strike so be swinging. I guess they are right.

The problem with that wording, "hollow beneath...." is that many umpires and most coaches don't know what it means. It is not a point below the knee.