Bunting?

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

Speaking of bunts.

I was at a two day clinic at the beginning of the season. We were told do not let the batter wave the bat up and down in front of the catcher when attempting to bunt. It's a don't do that! A safety issue because the catcher may not see the ball coming. Anybody else ever heard of this or has told a batter not to do that?

I read a thread among some LL umpires discussing it, but outside of that, no, I don't know anyone who would do this.