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Originally posted by Pitchers Dad
Pitcher stands on pitching plate to get sign. Pitcher brings hands together with ball, hands separate, hand with ball swings backward and then forward to shoulder height then backward and then finally forward into a windmill motion delivering the pitch. My question isÂ… Is this a legal pitching style?
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ART. 4 . . . The pitcher may use any windup desired provided:
a. no motion to pitch is made without immediately delivering the ball to the batter.
b. the pitcher does not use a rocker action in which, after having the ball in both hands in pitching position, she removes one hand from the ball, takes a backward and forward swing and returns the ball to both hands in front of the body.
c. the pitcher does not use a windup in which there is a stop or reversal of the forward motion.
d. the pitcher does not make more than one revolution of the arm in the windmill pitch. A pitcher may drop the pitching arm to the side and to the rear before starting the windmill motion. The ball does not have to be released the first time past the hip.
NOTE: One revolution is interpreted as "not two revolutions," provided the pitching arm is dropped to the side and to the rear before starting the windmill motion.
e. the pitcher does not continue to wind up after taking the forward step or after the ball is released.
I don't see anything wrong with the pitch as you described it but it does throw my timing off when I have a pitcher that does this and I'm behind the plate...