There was a recent discussion on outfielder's footwork regarding the crowhop. Many suggested that the crow hop shouldn't really be a "hop", that is, leaping into the air. The leap will waste time and give runners that extra step or two, it's best if the OF just gets rid of the ball right away. I argued that the hop helped me "get ready" to throw mechanically and accurately and anything faster seemed to be a rush to me and I'd throw inaccurate. But know I'm beginning to wonder, should the vrow-hop just be more like an infielder's crow-hop, more like a foot shuffle? I used to play IF and always had good footwork there. So is the crowhop the same or almost the same for both fields?
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