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Old Fri Jul 08, 2011, 08:35pm
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How many of you have your mask with you at the plate meeting versus hanging it on the backstop?
My mask has three locations when not in my equipment bag: worn properly on my head; in my hand; under my arm.
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Old Fri Jul 08, 2011, 09:47pm
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My mask has three locations when not in my equipment bag: worn properly on my head; in my hand; under my arm.

Yep...that sounds about right.
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Old Sat Jul 09, 2011, 07:00pm
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My mask has three locations when not in my equipment bag: worn properly on my head; in my hand; under my arm.
While many say what I do is 'wrong' or not the proper way, this works for me.

After sweeping home plate and requesting the head coaches, I place my mask on home plate with the 'wire' side facing down and the pads facing up. I also stand the mask with the throat protector pointing up where it 'raises' the mask almost to the two point contact with the plate. I prefer to have both my hands free at the plate conference, its just a personal preference.
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Old Sat Jul 09, 2011, 07:20pm
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While many say what I do is 'wrong' or not the proper way, this works for me.

After sweeping home plate and requesting the head coaches, I place my mask on home plate with the 'wire' side facing down and the pads facing up. I also stand the mask with the throat protector pointing up where it 'raises' the mask almost to the two point contact with the plate. I prefer to have both my hands free at the plate conference, its just a personal preference.
Hope you don't have a coach who expectorates into the wind.
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Old Sat Jul 09, 2011, 07:38pm
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I prefer to have both my hands free at the plate conference, its just a personal preference.
So do I, that is why it is under may arm.
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Old Sat Jul 09, 2011, 07:56pm
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Heck, I'll do plate meetings with my mask under my arm, and my indicator in my hand! At worst during the pregame bat/mask checks, my mask is sitting on the little cooler I bring, or maybe the dugout bench...it never, EVER touches the ground.
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Old Sat Jul 09, 2011, 08:02pm
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So do I, that is why it is under may arm.
you have great balance ..... now try to snatch pebble from hand......grasshopper!
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