Plate Problems...

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Originally Posted by TussAgee11

I moved closer to the catcher. But I started flinching and actually on one pitch closed my eyes. So I moved back. I tried to stand up a bit in my stance, and keep my back more perpendicular to the ground. That got my head a bit higher. I then brought my feet a little bit closer together. Again, head higher.

The "flinching part" is what IMO you have to work on.

There are times where we will be exposed and have to trust our equipment.

Example: We are in the slot and F2 sets up outside. We are now completely exposed and if the pitch does come inside we have to "trust" that F2 will catch the pitch.

Once you stop "flinching" then IMO you can move closer to F2 and see the low pitch more clearly.

Remember the pitch at the knees and on the corner is the bread and butter for F1 so we need to SEE that pitch and call it consistently.

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