how to use outside chest protector

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

And that is an incorrect mechanic!
Most youth umpires working the slot with the raft have horrible strike zones IMO, and I've seen plenty of them!

What makes it an "incorrect mechanic?" Suppose MLB had "always" used the inside protector, then someone realized that the injuries could be reduced by using this new-fangled "raft." Do you think they'd *also* choose to work "over the top" or would they continue to work the slot?



The strike zones of those youth umpires with rafts is no different from that of similarly experienced / trained / interested umpires with inside protectors.