stance adjustment

[IceGator8]

This is an interesting discussion.

I point without looking to the side. I started to go with the mechanic where you signal the out in front of your body (I suppose this has been referred to as the hammer) but one of my mentors changed me back. He told me (take it with a grain of salt) that the hammer was adopted by a lot of major league guys because it's easier for the scorekeeper to see using a tv. He stated that most of the scorekeepers on that level look at the plate ump through the outfield tv camera that you usually see when you watch MLB broadcasts. In other words it's a TV mechanic. He said pointing to the side is easier to see when the scorekeeper sits behind you. I bought into it and have been a side pointer ever since.

With all that said I'm all for doing what your assigner or evaluator tells you to do.

Eric