Just curious

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Rita C

I was watching some varsity baseball yesterday.

Just where is the base umpire supposed to set up when inside under high school mechanics?

Rita

Rita, not all association use High School mechanics in baseball, thank God. All of Oregon and several other ares use CCA (Collegiate) and many others use "pro" mechanics.

What was the situation...where were the runners and how many outs at the time?

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Rita, not all association use High School mechanics in baseball, thank God. All of Oregon and several other ares use CCA (Collegiate) and many others use "pro" mechanics.

What was the situation...where were the runners and how many outs at the time?

I had dropped in on a varsity baseball game. BU's position wasn't much different with any number of outs. When in B he stood where he could just see around the pitcher. Then when in C he moved to the other side.

I had been taught to stand as generally described, in line with the outside edge of the dirt of the pitchers circle. I'll be going to a clinic this coming weekend and wondered if high school mechanics were drastically different from the pro style.

Rita

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Rita C

I had dropped in on a varsity baseball game. BU's position wasn't much different with any number of outs. When in B he stood where he could just see around the pitcher. Then when in C he moved to the other side.

I had been taught to stand as generally described, in line with the outside edge of the dirt of the pitchers circle. I'll be going to a clinic this coming weekend and wondered if high school mechanics were drastically different from the pro style.

Rita

Rita, in Spokane we haven't use FED mechanics in years, so I might be a bit rusty.

There are some differences with the Pro mechanics, including, if I remember right, with R1/R3...FED has BU in C and Pro has him in B. There are also some coverage and rotation differences, but I really can't testify about FED with 100% certainty anymore.

At the clinic, just do what they tell you to do, smile and be glad you can forget about it later.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Rita, in Spokane we haven't use FED mechanics in years, so I might be a bit rusty.

There are some differences with the Pro mechanics, including, if I remember right, with R1/R3...FED has BU in C and Pro has him in B. There are also some coverage and rotation differences, but I really can't testify about FED with 100% certainty anymore.

At the clinic, just do what they tell you to do, smile and be glad you can forget about it later.

Well fortunately I'll be going to a clinic where they teach pro mechanics. I'm really looking forward to it!

Rita