I see/hear this a lot and wonder am I misunderstanding or is the phrase incorrect. An article on the front page includes the sentence "He does a great job of tracking the ball in the air and catching it at its highest point."
So, the part of the sentence about the player "catching it at its highest point" says to me that the player is catching the ball when it (the ball) is at it's highest point in the travel from the QB to the receiver.
That's very seldom that case, that a player is catching that ball at the high point of it's arc. I assume that what is meant by this phrase is that the player catches the ball when the player is at the highest point of his jump.
Or am I misunderstanding.
So, the part of the sentence about the player "catching it at its highest point" says to me that the player is catching the ball when it (the ball) is at it's highest point in the travel from the QB to the receiver.
That's very seldom that case, that a player is catching that ball at the high point of it's arc. I assume that what is meant by this phrase is that the player catches the ball when the player is at the highest point of his jump.
Or am I misunderstanding.