- Jul 28, 2008
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I'm glad my duaghter never got into that habit, that I see so many catchers try to do. I've asked umpires in our tournaments, and online and they all pretty much say the very same thing. Catchingcoach Dave Weaver stresses this very thing. The whole concept of "framing" is just fooey.
it's not fooey - however you only frame pitches which are borderline - framing is not pulling your glove into the strike zone
What if your framing was't for the umpire, but to get the ball and glove in a better position to throw? The key to getting calls outside the zone in my opinion is having a pitcher that can hit her spots on command.