Davis stance/K3C

[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.