I hate Gerry Davis...

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by kylejt

My hands are far too exposed.

What LMan said ... I'm thinking you've got your hands wrong.
O/w I'm having trouble imagining how you got hit where you did [web btwn thumb & index] - that's a real odd angle for the ball to be coming from.
That, and you may be standing too close to the plate/batter/catcher.

Unless you are gonna tuck 'em behind your back - face it: your arms/ hands are going to connect with a pitch occasionally, no matter what plate stance you use.

I've been drilled in a couple of [unprotected] places doing GDS - arms mostly, and one wrist; but my hands got clobbered far more frequently, and harder, when I was a "scissors guy". With my hands on the SIDE of my knees, I've had them brushed by a foul/ passed ball .. maybe twice? In 3 years. Hit? Never. It's just not a place/ direction where the ball often goes where I am standing on the field.