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You and I agree. I was simply trying to describe the physical possibility of having the right foot on the left edge of the spot at any point in time, which you clearly accept as possible. I wasn't clear if you did not have the picture in your mind, hence my desciption being phrased the way it was.
You are now talking about the philosophy of where the spot is, not the physical possibility of what I was describing ever occurring (before or after the ball has been given to the player). I am of the philosophy that, as long as the thrower is in the vicinity of where you pointed, the spot is there, as are you. That renders it impossible for the right foot to start at the left edge of the spot. We agree.
SOME refs are of the philosophy that they point to the center of a sacrosanct 36 inch area. If the player doesn't find that center point, then the player may be located at one edge or another with respect to the "designated spot." The ref will give them the ball in that position with a mental image of a player that is off-center with respect to an artificial 36 inch area he created at the moment he pointed to the ground. These officials believe that you can start with the right foot on the left edge of the spot, and if you move left 6 inches, you have committed a violation. Obviously, neither of us think that way.
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