Plate Stance??

[Steve M]

Chuck,
At 6' 3, you ought to give this a try - I'm a little over 6'1 and have found this to greatly save stress on knees. Work on this in front of a mirror before trying it in a game. Essentially, you take the normal heel-toe stance and make your feet about twice as wide. That's kinda why it's referred to as the double-wide stance. It means that you will not have to drop down as far to get your chin just aboce the catcher's head and that will help your knees. But be aware that your thighs will be tight for a couple of days after using this stance the first time. You still position your body the same way - belly button pointing toward the outside front corner and your inside ear about on the inside edge of the plate.

Now, if you are "guessing" on low outside pitches, chances are that you are too low and not able to see through the catcher. For whatever stance you use - and are having this problem - raise up a little.