Plate Problems...

RPatrino

Tuss, good that you are now putting both hands on your knees. Bad you got hit in the forearm, if I had a dime ....well you know the rest!! Have someone look at you while working the GD, (hopefully another GD user) and have them confirm that you are in the slot and not drifting back over toward the catcher. The reason I say this is, in 'normal' circumstances your left arm should be relatively protected by the RHB, and unless the pitch was inside and the batter moved, you shouldn't be getting hit there with regularity.

So, continue to work on it, don't give up and you will soon be able to call pitches that you might have not been seeing before.

TussAgee11

RPatrino (not to be confused with the Louisville basketball "coach") et al:

Am I correct in assuming that my nose should be right on the inside corner?

SanDiegoSteve

jicecone wrote
It just doesn't matter Tuss, use a Gerry Davis , Frank Sinature, Dean Martin or Chubby Checkers stance, but find out what works for YOU, and go with it.

Who the hell is Frank Sinature?

danreeves1973

SanDiegoSteve wrote
Who the hell is Frank Sinature?

Big star back in the day in Loss Vehgas.

Welpe

danreeves1973 wrote
Big star back in the day in Loss Vehgas.

Also known as Old Bleu Ayes or the Chairman of the Bored.

jicecone

SanDiegoSteve wrote
Who the hell is Frank Sinature?

Used to hang out with Dean Martini and Sammy Dasie

RPatrino

Tuss, the slot is the area between the batter and the inside part of the plate (you know this). Line yourself up in a position so that you can see the entire plate and the entire catcher's glove. That position most of the time is with your nose lined up with the inside of the plate. You might have to adjust and move in order to see the plate and glove, so don't be rigidly tied to that position.

kcg NC2Ablu

Ed Hickox is the man.... bottom line I like the system he works he is decently close to the catcher and he works a modified GD so yeah THE MAN

SanDiegoSteve

kcg NC2Ablu wrote
Ed Hickox is the man.... bottom line I like the system he works he is decently close to the catcher and he works a modified GD so yeah THE MAN

Bill Hohn does it for me! I like his panache, his strike 3 call, his flair, his great timing and his low scissors he works. He and Tom Hallion are my two favorites to watch work the plate.

lawump

SanDiegoSteve wrote
Bill Hohn does it for me! I like his panache, his strike 3 call, his flair, his great timing and his low scissors he works. He and Tom Hallion are my two favorites to watch work the plate.

Jeff Nelson scissors, baby!

RPatrino

Has anyone seen the NCAA Softball CWS? Look at some of those plate stances!! OMG. I only do one or two FED softball games a year, no wonder they look at me funny in the GD!!

Welpe

RPatrino wrote
Has anyone seen the NCAA Softball CWS? Look at some of those plate stances!! OMG. I only do one or two FED softball games a year, no wonder they look at me funny in the GD!!

Are you talking about the exaggerated wide stance? That just does not look comfortable.

RPatrino

No, the wide stance is the GD, and it is actually very comfortable.

The stances I think look very uncomfortable are the ones where it looks like you're taking a dump in the woods.

Welpe

RPatrino wrote
No, the wide stance is the GD, and it is actually very comfortable.

The stances I think look very uncomfortable are the ones where it looks like you're taking a dump in the woods.

I think we're talking about the same thing. The GD stance is one thing but a few umpires looked like they were trying to do the splits.

NYBLUE

Welpe wrote
I think we're talking about the same thing. The GD stance is one thing but a few umpires looked like they were trying to do the splits.

Were they tall umpires?
Those of us who are tall need to use the exaggerated wide stance in order to get just a little lower.

Welpe

No, I don't believe so. I guess at 5'9", that's not a problem I have. 😉

rookieblue

I believe Mr. Patrino may be referring to the exaggerated "squared knees" (for lack of a better term) stances. Nothing like GD at all, which looks quite comfortable, even if you aren't used to it. He described it well as resembling an exercise in al fresco defecation. Bizarre looking.

Bob James

Welpe

That is the one I'm referring to as well. "Square knees"...that's a good description.

RPatrino

Exactly, where the knees are perpendicular to the ground and the umpires head is tucked in next to the catchers, looking like he's whispering in the catcher's ear.

kcg NC2Ablu

RPatrino wrote
Exactly, where the knees are perpendicular to the ground and the umpires head is tucked in next to the catchers, looking like he's whispering in the catcher's ear.

Its called heel-toe... (by the CCA Softball Manual)...they are recommended to be that way and when its all youve ever done its actaully comefortable. When Softball umpires work the GD they are required to be not less than 1ft away according to the CCA manual for softball so etheir way they are WAY closer than baseball. Even the Scissors.... different from baseball all together yet... the same.... When I work Softball I now work the GD(by the way since I dont want anyone flipping out about how the GD is a system I use It "modified") and I am in the slot and not more than 1 ft away from the back of the catcher... I have even added a little heel-toe to it. I can see the outside a TON better and my head stays locked which locks in the top and bottom. However When I work Baseball I work just like Ed Hickox because he is the man... Bottom LINE

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