re: What Do You Do When Lightning Is Close & You Are Outside?

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You crouch into a ball and get up on the balls of your feet. Make ground contact as minimal as possible.

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Correct, and keeping your feet as close together as possible reduces the possibility of a voltage differential between your feet if lighting strikes the ground near by. If your feet were spread apart the voltage gradient across the ground from the strike would cause current to flow up one leg and down the other with unwanted results. This is why a lot of cows and horses are killed by lighting while standing in fields. It is not direct strikes, but nearby ground strikes and the fact their front and rear legs are far apart.