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help with verbalizing strike call
At my last evaluation for college ball, I was told that my verbal strike call was a little weak. I simply say strike and come up to a hammer. On the day I was evaluated, it was real windy and they told me I wasn't loud enough. What has anyone found to be a good sound to make for a strike, that has sound that can really be heard without yelling it? Along with that, how do you end with a strike three to put more emphasis on it? Just trying to improve. Dave
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Ever watch NFL? You know the sound you hear for the quick "hike hike!" during the snap? That's the sound I make. One quick call that sounds more like "rike!" Quick, sharp, heard by everyone on the field. It's also not terribly hard on the vocal chords. Well, at least it isn't hard on mine, but my singing voice went "bye bye" a long time ago. ;)
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Well, that was for SP. Other calls I've heard for FP that have worked well were more along the lines of "riiiiiike."
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I have always said "Haa" If I said strike in my female voice it would sound too high. The NCAA wants it pretty loud. For a ball I just say "ball" so the batter, catcher and on deck batters can hear me. I have not been dinged on that, plenty of other stuff but not that.
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to can hear it. Mine, they hear on the other three fields of the 4 field pod. |
Try this one: Strike
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Project from the diaphragm. If you do that, it doesn't matter whether you say strike, high. he yah, or anything else. Personally I say the word "strike" on the first two, and then on the third I use a "hah" kind of call.
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My response: "No, it's Umpirese." "What's Umpirese?" |
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I use the same HAAAH for my ki-yap in my karate, when I'm punching or breaking boards. For third strike, I just yell like I'm breaking two boards instead of one. |
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thats true.... its kinda fun when your strike calls match up with mine... i just have to throw the hammer. :D |
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It was after that day that I switched to a simple, "rike!" |
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Add me to the list of Loud Strike Calls.. and I throw the hammer. The goal is to send em to the dug out crying. I've never been dinged on my strike call, and I've been dinged on everything. Hell I've been dinged for doing stuff I got dinged for not doing, but never heard "your strike call is too loud". |
Like a couple of others - my strike call is similar to a loud HAAAA!
For a called stike three - I use something that sounds like FREEEEEEE! with a big bow and arrow. |
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