Both NECC and Jen Schro advocate keeping the butt up, and getting the chest over the top of the ball to direct it down to the ground. A low butt will also tend toward having a more vertical chest, which is not only going to cause the ball to bounce farther away, but also more likely to go left or right.
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This is the exact reason my DD took hers off. She started catching because she wanted to try something different and being a lefty there are not as many options. She is very quick so her athleticism is one of her best attributes as a catcher. She wore them fro about a month and once she tried her gear on without them they were gone. The less bulk on her legs the better she felt.
I am a no on Knee Savers. Just more gear, do not really save the knees, as catchers should rarely sit back on them and they do not fit the All Star 7 Series gear worth a darn..
If there is a general perception that a catcher who is wearing knee savers is lazy then I don't want them on DD. I asked once 4 years ago and after hearing it from multiple people that catchers who wore them could be thought of as being lazy, I never again showed intrest in them. DD has never and will never wear them. She does just fine without them
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Valid point....
There are more than a few MLB catchers who might take exception to that perception lol!
IMO, if I see a catcher and am evaluating her ability, knee savers or none will have no bearing on how I rate her. If she's lazy, she'll be lazy with or without them and it'll show.
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