OBS or Tag Up

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I said inside makes the tag up angle worse...
Being inside facing 2nd (unless you back up almost to the circle), you can't see both the catch on the LF line and anything at first (assuming your eyeballs are not in your ears. ) Besides, if possible, you don't want a peripheral angle on the first touch by LF... you'd like that in your direct background as you're watching the touch (or the touch in your foreground as you see the first touch by LF).

My mistype (again!), obviously "INSIDE worse" is what I was disagreeing with.
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Originally Posted by CecilOne
I don't see how INSIDE makes the tag up angle worse, especially coming from left side.
To me, getting inside, facing 2nd with 1st and left field seen peripherally would cover all and not be in any throwing lane.

How do you see the LF touch at alll when outside (yes meant outside this time)?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

How do you see the LF touch at alll when outside (yes meant outside this time)?

I said to be between B and 2nd base. Ideally nearly lining up 2nd base with that catch in LF.

As general clarification ... if you can't get to that spot (bad knees, old knees, or too low of a fly to get there), then the spot everyone else is advocating is where you want to be. I'm just trying to say outside (on the B side of 2nd) is better on THIS play.

[tcannizzo]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I said to be between B and 2nd base. Ideally nearly lining up 2nd base with that catch in LF.

As general clarification ... if you can't get to that spot (bad knees, old knees, or too low of a fly to get there), then the spot everyone else is advocating is where you want to be. I'm just trying to say outside (on the B side of 2nd) is better on THIS play.

This one is starting to make sense to me now...

At a minimum it eliminates having 1B behind you, and can put everything in front of you. Of course, you need a wide-angle lens.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I said to be between B and 2nd base. Ideally nearly lining up 2nd base with that catch in LF.

As general clarification ... if you can't get to that spot (bad knees, old knees, or too low of a fly to get there), then the spot everyone else is advocating is where you want to be. I'm just trying to say outside (on the B side of 2nd) is better on THIS play.

Oh, you are saying move from "C" across behind 2nd instead of into the diamond.
Didn't get that earlier and now I get the view of the catch, but still harder to see 1st or cover 3rd if needed.
OK, but non-standard and probably confusing/distracting to the PU.

p.s. No mobility problem here.