Just my imagination?

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Originally Posted by rwest

At our High school Camp this year one of the clinicians explained why we don't use the GD or scissor stance in softball. In baseball the batters box is a foot deeper. The catchers set up deeper in baseball than they do softball.

I thought under most rules, the SB box is LARGER than the BB box, and that the difference is in how far FORWARD they go, not how far back. And I'm not familiar with BB catchers setting up deeper than SB.

Originally Posted by rwest

Therefore, the umpire is farther back in baseball and can see the corners of the plate using the GD or scissor stance. Using it in softball makes it harder to see the corners because the catcher is closer to the plate. He demonstrated it. It was very convincing.

As I understand it, part of using the GD stance is setting up deeper and higher than usual, at least an arm's length behind the catcher. Carl C's article on the Davis stance is here.