Got it correct
Fed Rule 6-1-1 very plainly states "Turning the shoulders to check runners while in contact with the pitcher's plate is a balk."
In general, I allow a pitcher to "open up" as much as he wants during his forward lean "stretch" position (shoulders could be horizontal and in-line with 1st and 3rd) but during the stretch, no movement beyond swiveling the head and hanging his pitching hand is allowed. From here he must go directly to a complete stop in the "set" position.
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