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Originally Posted by ronald
Yup. 1)They went to half the foot on the rubber, what, 2 years ago? (Judgment that half is on the rubber)
Half a foot on the line. You can get enough of a view and get the pitch. Work on it.
2) Back of Heel has to be on the line. Hamilton turns her left foot towards 1st base and the toe is maybe on, maybe off and that is difficult to see. Get the heel on and the rest of the foot is probably inside and any advantage is greatly diminished.
Of course, you guys are going to complain about can not see the heel. However, if a little is out, they have not gained as much as they are now.
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I was thinking something very similar to the rules concerning placement of the feet on the rubber. Hamiltons foot is completely out of the 24" lane with the exception of the tip of her toe hitting the line (occasionally). The advantage of being out of the pitching lane is still there with an occasional consequence.
They need to make it so that the lane can be enforced consistently. Right now it leads to more discussion on the field than what the lines were intended to do.