Ha, I have to say I enjoy this catching forum when there's some activity.. Lately its been pretty slow. That being said, I'd like to see what the consensus is on the following: How much should a catcher move out from center on outside and inside pitches??
A parent on DD's team took this picture, love how clear and crisp it is being that it was taken from OF. Anyway, what struck me is how much DD has moved out to center up the ball. That much movement is a double edged sword, the ump clearly has an amazing sight line to the ball, but on the down side, he can so easily see if the ball is on the black or just outside...
My preference is that I'd like her to move out less and be able to bring the ball back to center-ish on the frame (keeping in mind that DD might not move this ball at all due to it apparently an outside ball). For reference, I don't know the count or the situation with runners, so this might be a case of the pitcher hitting her spot. Who knows???
A parent on DD's team took this picture, love how clear and crisp it is being that it was taken from OF. Anyway, what struck me is how much DD has moved out to center up the ball. That much movement is a double edged sword, the ump clearly has an amazing sight line to the ball, but on the down side, he can so easily see if the ball is on the black or just outside...
My preference is that I'd like her to move out less and be able to bring the ball back to center-ish on the frame (keeping in mind that DD might not move this ball at all due to it apparently an outside ball). For reference, I don't know the count or the situation with runners, so this might be a case of the pitcher hitting her spot. Who knows???