Foul tip signal

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by greymule

Do you guys give a signal to indicate a foul tip?

I do but, I agree with Mr. Childress that it is useless.

Joe In Missouri

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I do but, I agree with Mr. Crawford that it is useless.

Ditto. And, to address Tee's point, since I have been *told* to do so, it is advantageous to me to give it "all" the time.

[JJ]

I give it. I always thought it was an indication that I wasn't missing something (catcher's interference) and that yes, I heard that "extra sound" and the foul tip signal was me telling everyone that's what that sound was.

JJ

How is giving that signal any more useless than indicating a strike when a batter takes a full cut and misses?

[greymule]

The reason I'm asking is that I used to give a signal (probably because I saw MLB umpires do it) but then stopped when other umps, some on this board, argued that the signal was superfluous and, a few said, worthy of a "Smitty").

I can't say I've ever had a problem in an actual game either giving the signal or not giving it. As for foul tips on checked swings, I think I reflexively signal when that occurs. In other words, as Tim C says, I give the signal when it's advantageous to me.

[BigUmp56]

Like Bob, I use it because we're told to use it by our association. That, and I think it helps me with my timing on ball/strike calls.


Tim.