Mechanics Question

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bluehair

Ball in F2 mitt in plenty of time, runner is going straight in, getting a foot through to the plate while a tag is being applied, you can't see which happen first in 3BLX (you can't even see the tag, your view is blocked by F2). Best view here would be 1BLX.

I've met umpires that only used 1BLX, then learned the benefit of 3BLX and now think that 3BLX is the only place to be. You can't just scrap 1BLX. Start at POP, read, and move.

Except that you take one read step from 3BLX and it all opens up.

[bluehair]

Originally Posted by Rich

Except that you take one read step from 3BLX and it all opens up.

If one step is going to fix the situation that I described, then you are either way to close to HP (should be at/near the cutout) or you have a very large step.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bluehair

If one step is going to fix the situation that I described, then you are either way to close to HP (should be at/near the cutout) or you have a very large step.

There's no need to put your nose between the catcher and the runner. All you're going for is an angle.