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Hey there, your getting picky'
1. It would be virtualy impossible to lift the free foot while the pivot foot is in the air. Then how does a person hop on one foot?.
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Your right but were talking about a pitcher and not a hop scotcher, try it.
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2. The mechanics of a jump step are not much different from the regular move but it is, of course, quicker.
I think just the opposite -- the mechanics are different and it's not always quicker (you'll find some F1's with a quick jump turn, some with a slow one; some with a quick jab step, some with a slow one; some with a quick "regular" move, some with a slow one.)
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In a jump step to first the free foot gains distance and direction to first and the pivot foot clears the rubber. If you had a slow motion series on it it would look the same as a regular pick.
I've seen a slow 'regular' move to first but not a slow jab step and how can you have a slow, as opposed to a fast, jump step? A jump is a jump.
If a pitchers Jab or Jump step is slow, why even go there? Gee (WHIZ).
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