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Originally Posted by BretMan

It's a pitch delivered with a different motion than the usual windmill. The pitcher drops the pitching arm down and back, rotating maybe 180 degrees past the hip, then releases the ball on the first forward swing past the hip, instead of doing a full windmill.

Many years ago, this was a common delivery, before the windmill became popular. You don't see it a lot nowadays. I see it from time-to-time in lower level rec games, where the pitchers are less skilled. Every once in awhile I'll see it in the men's game, usually from an oldtime pitcher that used it back in the day.

It's perfectly legal and, as noted, there are no restrictions on how many times it can be thrown in a game. Some pitchers will mix one in with their usual windmill pitch, to throw off the batter's timing.

It is not a legal pitch in modified ball but many pitchers use a form of it that is less illegal in order to skirt around the rule. The the position of the pitcher's hips make it pretty easy to spot.