Keeping the count.

[johnnyg08]

Plate umpire techniques?

When do you advance your indicator?

What is your routine?

I'm finding that when things occur during an at bat...I'm sometimes forgetting the count or remembering if I've advanced my indicator or not. An example might be a botched squeeze that involves a run down with lots of stuff occurring at almost the same time as the pitch.

I don't trust the scoreboard because usually it's wrong more than it's right.

So is there technique or routine that you use to make sure you're keeping the count? I'm not saying it happens all the time...but I have lost the count a couple of times this year when plays occur in addition to the pitch and want to try and mitigate that from happening.

Thanks