If zero degrees is 'Closed;, what do we call the one in between? Halfway open mechanics? Halfway closed mechanics?
Not sure. I just don't recall hearing 45+/- degrees being called "closed" before. When I started learning about this stuff, I recall a local PC, John Gay referenced open mechanics as getting open, about 90, then releasing at about 45. He also had (has) the same link on his site that you often reference to the '96 Steaman Hawkins Report recommending 45 or so as optimum.
Locally, "closed" meant door slammers, or step-style pitchers who hardly opened at all and finished square. During my short time on this site, I've noticed terminology seems to vary from area to area.
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