COACH CAMPBELL-NEAR EAR RULE?

COACH, I ENJOYED TALKING TO YOU OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE TOLEDO GLAZIER CLINIC. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR SCHEMES AND RULES. MY QUESTION IS AGAIN ABOUT THE NEAR EAR RULE. I HAVE BEEN PRINTING OUT VARIOUS POSTS ON THIS SITE AND READING THEM FOR A WHILE NOW. ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SAYING IS THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO RUN THE IZ YOU MUST ALWAYS STEP PLAYSIDE. ACCORDING TO YOUR NEAR EAR RULE IF I HAVE A 4-4 WITH A
5, 1, 3, 7 AND OLB OUTSIDE SHADE OF Y : THE Y WOULD CUT OFF THE 7, THE PSOT AND PSOG WOULD DEUCE THE DT, THE C AND BSOG WOULD ACE THE NOSE, AND THE BSOT IS ALWAYS CONSIDERED UNCOVERED SO HE WULD CUTOFF. HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE SAY IT IS BETTER TO STEP PS (E.G. THE CENTER). I AM HAVING TROUBLE DECIDING WHICH METHOD IS BETTER. AT THE CLINIC YOU SAID IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE POWER OF THE Y IF HE COULD GET THE 7. ANOTHER QUESTION IS WHEN YOU RUN THE ZONE DO THE LINE CALLS START FROM PS TO BS, AND WHEN YOU RUN THE GAP DOWN DO THE LINE CALLS START BS TO PS? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET ALL HEAD UP TECH. THEN WHERE DO YOU TELL YOUR OL TO STEP IF THERE IS NO REAL NEAR EAR? ONE OF THE FRONTS WE SEE IS WHAT WE CALL AN EAGLE WEAK. PRO FORMATION: 5, 2,0, PSOG UNCOV., 4, 6. MY BLOCKING WOULD BE TO BASE THE 6, DEUCE THE 4, BASE THE 0, AND DEUCE THE 5 ( BECAUSE THE BSOT IS ALWAYS UNCOVERED)? IS THIS CORRECT. THANKS COACH