Davis stance/K3C

[SanDiegoSteve]

Don't hurt 'em, Hammer!



CAN'T TOUCH THIS!

[RPatrino]

I do it just like Tee, with no additional hammer.

There is a continual debate around my neck of the woods on what we should do for the regular strike call. I am a pointer, I stand straight up, take a quick jab step with my right foot at the same time I point and verbalize "strike".

I was told that in noisy or loud environments just using the hammer sometimes makes it difficult for the scorekeepers/score board operators to tell if a strike was called.

What does everyone else think?

[TussAgee11]

I expierimented with something last fall - and didn't really like it. I pointed called strikes and hammered swinging strikes, opposite of McClelland.

I thought it would be really professional etc., but the reason I disliked it is because its hard to really give a good looking hammer, IMO. Its too softballish to give it really high, and too nonchalant to give it around the chest. I can be loud enough to not even do anything for strikes, but what's the point of that? I felt like I wasn't doing anything with my hammer other than pleasing myself.

So this spring I'm just going to point them all again... it was a silly expieriment on my part, somebody should have slapped me after my first game in hindsight.

Timmy Mc. is in the pros, so he can do what he wants - LOL!

P.S. - where is the spell check on this forum? I know I spelled experiment wrong for now a 3rd time, but it's late and I can't find the checker.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

P.S. - where is the spell check on this forum? I know I spelled experiment wrong for now a 3rd time, but it's late and I can't find the checker.

This site has no spell check. Go here http://www.iespell.com/ and download this outstanding spell check program. It works just like the spell check in Word, and you can set up an icon for it right up on top by your Favorites, History, etc. on the browser.

[nickrego]

I found the GD, my current stance, uncomfortable with side facing mechanics. So I use...

Low hammer (more of an extension of the arm/fist to wards the pitcher) for strikes.

Forward Pull of the Bow for Strike 3.

No matter what your stance is, I think it is best to avoid sideways mechanics in general. We need to keep our eye on the ball. Unless you are working a 4 man crew, in a very high level of baseball, where the silly stuff just doesn't happen.

[JCurrie]

Regarding side mechanics, I just moved to Ontario, and the baseball federation here is pretty strict. The nice part is that we use one set of rules for all levels of baseball (OBR). The downside is that they leave far less room for umpire's personal approaches to things like strike mechanics. I'm not trying to justify our peers who do the hokey pokey on every called strike, but I've always believed that a certain amount of personality and style is a part of the game.

[Sarge]

I have been using the GD stance for three years now and I have changed to the mechanic that Dale Scott uses for called third strike it is quick and powerful for me. What does everyone else think.

[uxley11]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

P.S. - where is the spell check on this forum? I know I spelled experiment wrong for now a 3rd time, but it's late and I can't find the checker.

I just downloaded the new Firefox 2.0 and while it doesn't spell check, it tells you the words you mis spelled. That is good enough for me.

[Tim C]

That probably works for a JV umpire.

Regards,

[JCurrie]

Originally Posted by uxley11

I just downloaded the new Firefox 2.0 and while it doesn't spell check, it tells you the words you mis spelled. That is good enough for me.

Actually, it should give you a spell check option as well. Try right-clicking on the words and see what happens.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JCurrie

Actually, it should give you a spell check option as well. Try right-clicking on the words and see what happens.

You rejuventated a thread that was 2.5 months old to add this?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by uxley11

I just downloaded the new Firefox 2.0 and while it doesn't spell check, it tells you the words you mis spelled. That is good enough for me.

No reply necessary.