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Originally Posted by hawk65
NFHS rule 6-1-4: "The pitcher may use any windup desired provided:...d. the pitcher does not make more than 1 1/2 clockwise revolutions of the arm in the windmill pitch..." Can somebody please explain this "clockwise" direction?
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I always found that funny too. Given that the pitcher is standing up in the middle, clockwise means one thing to F3 and the visitors, and the opposite to F5 and the home team.
What it means is, the arm cannot make more than 1 1/2 revolutions in the direction you and I would normally associate with a pitch (clockwise if you're the first baseman; counter-clockwise if you're the 3rd baseman ... or from the pitchers POV, clockwise if you're right handed and counter if you're left handed.)