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CecilOne Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:06am

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Originally Posted by CecilOne (Post 984920)
Great illustration. I was thinking more of how everything looks to me in those positions. As I said, today's game.

I did some of this alternately with fielders' shoulders. Better when fielder off to side. Still prefer the "line" through the pitching plate, rather than tangent to the circle.
The C2 did allow a better view of the pitcher being outside the 24".

BlueDevilRef Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:57am

Tangent? I was told there would be no math....

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:12am

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Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef (Post 984993)
Tangent? I was told there would be no math....


Sorry but I am a retired structural engineer, :p.

MTD, Sr.

Tru_in_Blu Wed Mar 23, 2016 01:38pm

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Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef (Post 984993)
Tangent? I was told there would be no math....

That's not math. That vocabulary. :rolleyes:

Dakota Wed Mar 23, 2016 01:56pm

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Originally Posted by BlueDevilRef (Post 984993)
Tangent? I was told there would be no math....

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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. (Post 984995)
Sorry but I am a retired structural engineer, :p.

MTD, Sr.

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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu (Post 985007)
That's not math. That vocabulary. :rolleyes:

You guys are off on a tangent...

NevadaBlue Thu Mar 24, 2016 05:48pm

This is the way I was taught!!! Use your pitching plate as a point of reference in B and make slight adjustments.

Similarly, while in C, don't let the position of the SS take you closer to 2B than necessary. If needed, move to 3B side of SS. You don't want be caught chasing down an advancing runner into 3rd, you will end up getting straight-lined and guessing most of the time.


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