"Hit?" or "Illegal use..."

[Raymond]

Often I'll say what they actually did--"hits his elbow", "grabbed his arm", "hit to the face", etc.

That is frowned upon by some, but it works for me.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Often I'll say what they actually did--"hits his elbow", "grabbed his arm", "hit to the face", etc.

That is frowned upon by some, but it works for me.

When I started I was taught to say "Hit" at the table but the last couple of years, I have gone to this. I like it better and it is more descriptive. I've even gone off the reservation a couple of times - gasp - and done the "hit to the head" unofficial signal.

Of course I was also taught to provide a full verbal report of the foul with preliminary signal at the spot of the foul before going to the table and I definitely don't do that anymore either.

While this isn't by the book, I have never received feedback that it was unclear what I was calling.