Field ball on outside of left foot - drive step with right foot - hop on right foot and throw would be my preference....
Pretty much agree. I played centerfield through HS. As a lefty I would field that ball on the outside of my right foot and go immediately into my crow-hop. It's all one motion.
Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. RF forward, the ball is fielded outside of left foot, but then the left foot steps forward to initiate the crow-hop. You can't START a crow hop bent fielding the ball with your left leg/foot forward. You would add an extra step.
MTS, the language in yours confuses me, but since you have fielding the ball next to the left foot, I think we are saying the same thing. However, I should have put "field next to left foot", which is back, and right foot forward. I wasn't thorough in my speech. It was a common problem the last 24 hours.