Thread: Shoulder turn
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Old Thu May 03, 2007, 06:56am
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
This is a legal move if the pitcher hasn't brought his hands together.
that's the FED rule; the OP asked about OBR.

OBR doesn't mention anything about the shoulder turn, it discusses a feint to first. The faster the move and the "bigger" the move, the more it's likely to be a feint. More movement is generally allowed before coming set.

My guess from the original description is that this was a balk -- F1 doesn't make a "sudden and violent" turn just to see where R1 might be.
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