HOK Set

[JDavis225]

Anybody else get pain or fatigue in their forearms and hands after working HOK set for a while? I worked about 27 innings this weekend and now my hands are forearms are fatigued. On both the dish and bases I work HOK as advised by my assigner. It doesn't help that now I'm back at my regular job and have valves to turn and ladders to climb. 

[Stk004]

I've found that if I use more of a sit position, placing the weight on my feet, helps. Opposed to putting all the weight on my hands/arms, which causes them to slip and, as you say, wears them out. This way I use my legs for support, rather than my arms. 

[KenBAZ]

On the bases I tend to go hands on thighs lightly grabbing the fabric of my pants. I try and relax as much as possible between pitches as PU or BU. In A I walk into the pitch and rest my hands on my thighs. Working 5 or 6 games a day on the weekends is routine for us here in AZ. It can be a grind but having a strong core helps. Usually it's feet and legs that fatigue for me.

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[JDavis225]

39 minutes ago, KenBAZ said:

On the bases I tend to go hands on thighs lightly grabbing the fabric of my pants. I try and relax as much as possible between pitches as PU or BU. In A I walk into the pitch and rest my hands on my thighs. Working 5 or 6 games a day on the weekends is routine for us here in AZ. It can be a grind but having a strong core helps. Usually it's feet and legs that fatigue for me.

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I have the same problem with feet and legs. I'm in pretty good shape otherwise so I don't understand how this is happening. 

[BT_Blue]

I didn't work a true HOK behind the dish when I used to do that. I would step in and out just like I would for heel-instep. So I wouldn't freeze myself into HOK. I have bad knees and would never be able to stand back straight if I just stayed like that.