The most basic way infielders can be more adjustable as they try to read the ground ball is by proper glove presentation. Three things we want for the glove:
- Present the glove early
- Keep the glove quiet
- Fingers down to expose the pocket
PRESENT THE GLOVE EARLY
Presenting the glove to the ball means having the pocket of the glove open to and pointed at the ball. The glove should be presented to the ball early and remain quiet. Many players have excessive movement with their glove and try to time the catch by patting their glove or flipping their glove to meet the ball.
Instead, the glove should be presented early and any unnecessary glove movement should be eliminated. The pocket of the glove should be open to the ball and stay that way before your feet set up to catch the ball. The video below does a great job of explaining the idea of presenting the glove early.
KEEP THE GLOVE QUIET
To keep the glove in an adjustable position, you should eliminate excessive movement like swinging the arms, patting the glove, or flipping the glove. These types of actions are usually an attempt to time the ball with your glove. However, we should time the ball with our feet. The excessive glove moment makes it more difficult to adjust to the ball. See the video below.
FINGERS POINTED DOWN
Finally, the fingers should be pointed down when presenting the glove. This will allow you to expose the pocket of the glove to the ball. You should not stiffen your arm to do this. Stay relaxed, flex your wrist, and your the fingers hang down.
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