Fun With A Block/Charge ...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Back when we (IAABO) were using one hand reporting we were told not to report with our hand in front of our body but to keep the hand slightly off to one side, to supposedly make it easier for the scorekeeper to observe.

I get the feeling that IAABO is more anal about signals than most, if not all, non-IAABO organizations. Might have something to do with IAABO being an educational organization as much as an assigning organization.

And as usual, when in Rome check your local listing, and different is not necessarily better, or worse, just different.

I look at that as very different than what I am saying. There is a practical reason you give the number away from your face. It might be hard to determine the numbers because you have your face as a background. That might actually cause confusion. But if I do not give the "holding" signal off to my right hand side of my body, does anyone really not know what I just called as a result? What about if it is further in inside my torso? IJS seems a little silly to be that specific or have that kind of mirroring detail.

And this is not just an IAABO thing there are people across the country that have similar silly expectations. Not everyone to the extent we are discussing this, but many places it is not the biggest priority. That kind of stuff we usually have nothing much else to say if we have to correct someone's signal. Or you are so new you have no idea what to do.

Peace