Reporting "Double" Numbers

[chartrusepengui]

when reporting a number like 55 I will give the first 5 with palm facing table then turn hand around and 2nd 5 is with back of hand to table.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

when reporting a number like 55 I will give the first 5 with palm facing table then turn hand around and 2nd 5 is with back of hand to table.

FWIW, that goes against every mechanic manual and clinic I've ever attended.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

FWIW, that goes against every mechanic manual and clinic I've ever attended.

That's what I was going to say. Probably carries more weight coming from Bob.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

FWIW, that goes against every mechanic manual and clinic I've ever attended.

Yep. It surely does. I've had multiple evaluators "comment" on my use of this reporting style for "double numbers". But I've only ever had one scorekeeper not understand what number I was reporting. He was deaf. I'm not sure what that says.

[stripes]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Yep. It surely does. I've had multiple evaluators "comment" on my use of this reporting style for "double numbers". But I've only ever had one scorekeeper not understand what number I was reporting. He was deaf. I'm not sure what that says.

Ray, I was asked in Richfield (by one of your board members) if you picked this up from me. I told them IDK, but that you had seen me work before. The person telling me this also said that they liked it when I did it, but not when you did it. I told them to quit sucking up and tell me they didn't like my mechanics either. They just smiled.

I'm not really sure where I picked this up, but I always struggled with how I reported double numbers until I started flipping my hand and have continued doing it since then. I have never had a problem with scorekeepers either and I have moved up nicely using it...the "mechanic" has not hampered my schedule in any way.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by stripes

Ray, I was asked in Richfield (by one of your board members) if you picked this up from me. I told them IDK, but that you had seen me work before. The person telling me this also said that they liked it when I did it, but not when you did it. I told them to quit sucking up and tell me they didn't like my mechanics either. They just smiled.

I'm not really sure where I picked this up, but I always struggled with how I reported double numbers until I started flipping my hand and have continued doing it since then. I have never had a problem with scorekeepers either and I have moved up nicely using it...the "mechanic" has not hampered my schedule in any way.

My use of this mechanic has come up in conversation with board members more than once this year. The most recent time was just last Friday with two of them before a game. And your name came up as part of the convo. Our friend who runs the camp in Logan also does it, and his name comes up often in those conversations too. I honestly don't recall where I got it. But when asked I always say, "Of course they got it from me."

Despite the occasional negative reaction from other officials, there is a very compelling reason for doing it. One of the board members that used to bust my chops about it has begun using two-handed mechanics when reporting repeating digit numbers. And for the same reasons.

Now that I'm in such good and growing company, I'll start telling people that I'm not a rebel, just an early adopter.

[stripes]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Now that I'm in such good and growing company, I'll start telling people that I'm not a rebel, just an early adopter.

Good plan.

[OHBBREF]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

That is also a NCAA-W mechanic. We use it when reporting and its hard when you do both High School and Womens college not to use two hand reporting on the High School level......but when it Rome....bla..bla!!!!

I agree, I had NCAAW Tuesday, NCAAM Thursday Substitute, NCAAW Friday,
Fed on Saturday Substitute, then did a couple of Sunday Athletic league games for something to do. I think my fingers, arms, and hands are permanently contorted from trying to follow different mechanics.

[M&M Guy]

BITS, just curious - what fingers do you use when you report a foul on #11?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

BITS, just curious - what fingers do you use when you report a foul on #11?

Hang loose, dude.

Did you get that fifth, yet?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

BITS, just curious - what fingers do you use when you report a foul on #11?

Depends on how I feel about the player. If it's men's wreck ball, I normally use the tall man and two-handed reporting.

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

I agree, I had NCAAW Tuesday, NCAAM Thursday Substitute, NCAAW Friday,
Fed on Saturday Substitute, then did a couple of Sunday Athletic league games for something to do. I think my fingers, arms, and hands are permanently contorted from trying to follow different mechanics.

You are doing both NCAA-M & W? This on the DIII level I suspect....

[chartrusepengui]

I adopted this practice after it was suggested while attending a clinic. I only do this with double numbers and it seems work. I've never had a problem since adopting the practice although will admit I didn't have many problems prior to this. I just tried it at the clinic and it stuck. I've never had an evaluator say anything about it. I don't see it as a big deal - turning the hand around for second number. It's still using one hand.

[IREFU2]

I would suggest you unadopt it if you want to move up.....LOL...

[Rich]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

I would suggest you unadopt it if you want to move up.....LOL...

Yeah, if you want to be Ted Valentine, use the two handed reporting style.