Help With a Scoop at First

[SanDiegoSteve]

I do a combination of both. I try to see both at the same time with an expanded view of the play. When I see the throw is going to be low or off line, I anticipate having to see both the runner's foot hitting the base and F3 controlling the ball. You have to adjust your eyes quickly in order to see both events take place. It also takes practice. A ball in the dirt makes very little noise when it hits the glove, and that, combined with crowd noise, makes it difficult to call it by sound only.