Help With a Scoop at First

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Another aspect of the short hop at first is to position yourself to make sure the first baseman actually makes the grab before banging the runner. I've had first basemen make the big sweep and knock the ball fifteen feet in the air- if you're not paying attention you might bang the runner and then "plop" the ball lands 10 feet away. You look pretty silly giving the safe sign at that point.