Gerry Davis still not good ASA/USA

[CecilOne]

I follow the toe-heel, squat in the slot, eyes at top of zone adjusted for batter. I don't get complaints, just a few ooohs and groans in the course of a game.
Yes, the top of the zone is often the question, pitchers and coaches wanting neck and shoulder strikes, which I can see clearly from the correct height.



Like the old line: Coach, I looked all over the strike zone and couldn't find it.

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by Colo Blue

What gets me is, the CCA manual and instructors tell you to set your head height no higher than the top of the strike zone, and your chin should be no lower than the top of the catcher's helmet. That only works when you have a tall batter and a small catcher.

I got gigged for being too low at camp. The way it was explained to me was that the first "stop sign" is the top of the catcher's head: never go lower. If you CAN get down to the top of the zone, stop there.

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by teebob21

I got gigged for being too low at camp. The way it was explained to me was that the first "stop sign" is the top of the catcher's head: never go lower. If you CAN get down to the top of the zone, stop there.

And, yet, if you are where you belong (in the slot, forward enough to be looking across the zone), the catcher's head should be immaterial and of zero consequence.

So exactly WHY is that too low?

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

And, yet, if you are where you belong (in the slot, forward enough to be looking across the zone), the catcher's head should be immaterial and of zero consequence.

So exactly WHY is that too low?

I agree, and I even asked the evaluator if my setup height was affecting my zone. They said no. Best I can come up with is that it's too low because they say it's too low.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by teebob21

I got gigged for being too low at camp. The way it was explained to me was that the first "stop sign" is the top of the catcher's head: never go lower. If you CAN get down to the top of the zone, stop there.

You would have a helluva time working behind Stacey Nuveman.