Held Ball Signal

[Raymond]

I use the 'held ball' mechanic, no raised hand. If crew has a double whistle then we come together and sort things out...quickly.

[JugglingReferee]

IIRC, the Fed signal chart shows three signals that stop the clock: fist, open palm, and thumbs.

[slow whistle]

If you go with an open palm first I don't think anyone will flog you for it even though it is not the proper mechanic. I used to do this but have weaned myself off of it in effort to perfect my mechanics even though I think it is useful if you have a double whistle....just like the two fists to the hips for a block rather than open palms to the hips, it just seems smoother to me to go from one fist at the top to two fists at the hips, but that isn't the mechanic so I have weaned myself from that as well...

What other mechanics have you all seen that are consistently butchered?

[Scratch85]

Make that 4 replies with a total of 14,135 posts (too long to write in binary), my hand is gone forever.

[Adam]

I go straight to the thumbs, and that's how I see it done most of the time around here.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Scratch85

Make that 4 replies with a total of 14,135 posts (too long to write in binary), my hand is gone forever.

Doesn't that leave only one thumb-up ?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

Doesn't that leave only one thumb-up ?

[deecee]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

IIRC, the Fed signal chart shows three signals that stop the clock: fist, open palm, and thumbs.

This doesnt make sense -- fist and palm?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

This doesnt make sense -- fist and palm?

How does it not make sense? Unless you thought he meant.....

never mind.

[deecee]

ive never seen the fist then palm technique unless the official made the wrong one first and then changed.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by deecee

ive never seen the fist then palm technique unless the official made the wrong one first and then changed.

Not what he meant. He simply said there's three separate signals to stop the clock. You would never use the fist and thumbs, either. That was his point. You don't need to use palm then thumbs.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Not what he meant. He simply said there's three separate signals to stop the clock. You would never use the fist and thumbs, either. That was his point. You don't need to use palm then thumbs.

doh -- my reading and comprehension skills sometimes take a hit before 10AM.