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OK,
I'll try this one:
Long answer so I say "sorry" now.
A right handed pitcher does not have to step off before throwing to first. We have the jump turn and the jab step both are which considered "from the pitcher's plate."
When a right handed F1 lifts his left foot (non-pivot foot) the very next move must be towards first base. He cannot lift his leg upwards and then spin around. That move has been defined as "two distinctive moves" and therefore a balk.
So trying to read your play:
It is completely legal for a right handed pitcher to throw to first without disengaging the pitcher's plate.
In your example you have made it sound like a very simple process -- the ONLY thing that becomes concerning on the right hander move is the judgement on just what happens AFTER the split second when he lifts the non-pivot foot.
Whew, long answer and I hope you understand my poor communiation skills.
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