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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Come on Mike, the rest of the sentence is "without creating a second push-off point before the stride foot lands", not "until the pitch is released" as Tony suggested.
The other part of the rule says "may not bear weight again until the pitch is released", for example.
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Yeah ... but the "without creating a second push-off point" is an ADDITIONAL requirement to keeping the foot on the ground, not an exception that allows the foot to come off the ground as long as it doesn't create a second push-off point. The rule very clearly states that the foot must stay in contact with the ground AND that the pitcher can't create a second push-off point.
If the intent of the rulesmakers was to allow the foot to come off the ground as long as it doesn't create a second push-off point, the rule would not even mention coming off the ground. It would just say "Having pushed off from the pitcher's plate, the rear, pivot foot must not create a second push-off point before the stride foot lands."
You are adding an OR into the statement where none exists.