Eventually, while playing baseball games during the day, you’ll come across what’s known as “High Sky,” which essentially means the sky is totally blue and cloudless.
At first, this may seem like ideal playing conditions, but inadvertently the clouds serve as a depth perception aid when tracking an elevated ball and without them it increases the difficulty of estimating distance.
A “Sky High” also presents a glare problem, which you may not be aware of until the ball is hit out of the air and you suddenly have difficulty seeing the ball.
It would also mean that the cue ball would be more clearly defined against a blue background, but we’re not talking dark blue, we’re talking very light blue with a hint of glow thrown in for good measure.
Well, we’ve identified what a “high sky” is and the problems it presents to an outfielder, rather than an infielder, because the outfielder is most likely too far away from other outfielders to help. How do we play in a high sky environment?
Tea the first of all What you should do, if you suspect there’s a sky that could create a problem, is get hit by flying balls during pre-game warm-ups. I’ve seen coaches who only practice on the field before a game, assuming the outfielders know how to catch and one turf field isn’t too different from another, but this can be a huge mistake.
Your assumptions of grass is grass may be correct, but the possible composition of the sky could create a lot more problems than a rock in the field. A bad jump single is nothing compared to a bad game, because you couldn’t see the ball, in the park home run.
While fucking flies you don’t see any problem seeing the ball, fine, go about your business, but if there’s a problem, you know. go ahead of time how to adjust your tactics when playing fly balls, rather than when the game is possibly on the line.
In order to play a lofty ball “sky high,” there are two important things to accomplish: gain depth perception and block glare. One way, of course, is to wear sunglasses, but that’s not always a safe method either, because most gardeners don’t actually wear their sunglasses on their face, they rest them on their cap, with the intention of reaching, grabbing, and donning them as they track the ball.
The problem arises when the fielder panics because he can’t find the ball and completely forgets that he’s even wearing sunglasses or is so focused on looking for the ball that he doesn’t take the time to retrieve them.
The best method for playing a lofted ball is to turn to one side, with the glove hand facing infield. Unless the ball is hit to your opposite side, which will require you to use your throwing hand as a shield, you can visually track and run a ball down to catch it. Why, how does this work?
By turning to the side, you are looking at the ball from an angle, from which it is much easier to determine the height, distance and arc of the ball. To further increase your visibility, wear your glove or hand to prevent glare from affecting your eyes and allow you to focus without squinting. This method is also the exact method to use when fighting a sun field.