3 man mechanics - the triangle?

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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
So I prefer to close down as he nears the top of the key, and then step out into the paint when he drives......
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Maybe you are doing something wrong. The officials, NCAA and NBA, we see on TV do not do this for the most part. The high school officials I have seen, myself included, in the past five years do not do this. Yes, you can get caught in the paint on occasion but it shouldn't be the norm.

If you are a golfer and you set up wrong to drive would you want to correct it or would you say "sometimes this is the only way I can hit the ball straight?" I know plenty of golfers and I think most of them would want to be mechanically sound with there swing and practice to achieve repeatability even though sometimes you have to watch out for the trees, bunkers and water hazzards. The fundamental swing must remain constant and adjustments are made from there. Might be a farfetched analogy but sometimes I'm farfetched