T or No?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Good question. The answer is CLARITY.

How many times have we looked at a 19-ish foot shot and wondered, was that a two or a three? The two fingers at the table -- with a second of eye contact -- drives home the point, "I saw it. It was a two." It removes a lot of doubt from the table and benches.

Exactly. They often do not watch us anyway if we signal a 3 point shot and this tells everyone I saw it if they happen to see us during a close possible 3 point shot. If we do nothing they assume we are incompetent and were not looking at the play.

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

That's fine, but the benefits of using the not closely guarded signal outweigh the benefits of not using it IMO...

With one signal, I can stop a coach begging for a count because he's perceived me not to be paying attention...one signal tells the coach that I'm paying attention to the criteria needed and that it's not being met. In addition it shows up on tape. Plus if you're in a situation where you have a count in your partner's area (count started in your primary), it's a more visible signal for a partner that you've given up the count and that he can pick up the match up.

I only give the "not closely guarded signal" when players are standing around. I do not give it when it is obvious that a player is further away than 6 feet.

Peace