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Old Mon Oct 16, 2006, 03:57pm
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The best thing to develop consistentcy in the zone is to see and call pitches. The second best thing is to get somebody to tape you so you can see yourself and your head, stance, timing, etc. It'll get better.

John:

Our resident barrister has hit on a key point that will help you to avoid struggling with your strike zone in the later innings of a game. It's a very common mistake for a new umpire to fail to lock in properly from the first pitch of the game to the last. As the game wears on and you're not locking in well, your head begins to drop. This makes it extremely difficult to call the zone with any consistency. Normally, timing will be consistent throughout the game, whether good or bad, but a proper stance in the slot with a sound lock in mechanism is a must for a good plate man. Tell your son to bring a glove on the 4th and we'll try to get out on a field with my son and I'll show you what I mean.


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Old Mon Oct 16, 2006, 09:37am
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Good, now I don't feel quite as big an *** for that assumption I made last spring when you and I were PMing each other.

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