I stress that the throw must be visually cuttable. Hence through the cut. If it needs to be cut it can be. If it doesn’t need to be it doesn’t get cut. As a base runner if I see that the baseball can not be cut I can take the bag on the throw. If the throw is cuttable I must hold in case it is. How many times have we seen a runner take second on a cut 4 that is not on a line and visually too high to be potential cut?
The whole purpose of the cut game is really simple. Keep a single a single, double a double, triple a triple and don’t give the opponent bases. It must be taught. It must be practiced. It then must be executed.