I hate Gerry Davis...

[Tim C]

Kyle:

I am not very good at this type explanation so stick with me:

When I worked the Davis at TOP my hands are on my knees with the "v" between thump and first finger inserted down into the area where my leg guards end at my knee.

My "trigger" to set is to push my hands slightly forward. This means, too me, that little of the "bone part" of my hand is showing just the flesh part until you get to the wrist.

The worst hit I got this year (*) was from a batter that bunted at and fouled back a pretty good fastball. The ball hit me about 4" above the wrist bone.

Using the Davis Stance System does not mean that you won't get hit at all it just seems to me that you get hit less. Being back certain lowered the number of times I was hit during the 5 1/2 years I used the stance.

(*) I no longer stand back 4' as I did when using the Davis. I still work "double wide" but I work in the normal positioning just back of F2 (note: please note that Gerry Davis, Gary Darling and Mark Wegner three practioners of the GDS also no longer work deep).

I did this because evaluators, coaches and assignors do not accept change easily and I found being deep was something I constantly had to defend.

Regards,

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by Tim C

I did this because evaluators, coaches and assignors do not accept change easily and I found being deep was something I constantly had to defend.

Regards,

Thanks Tim,

Your latest stance sounds like what I've evolved to now, and for similar reasons. The two shots on the hands were just a freak happenstance. I was just cursing Gerry for a couple of days afterwards.

Kyle