Shoulder Turn

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Originally posted by bossman72
A few questions about the RHP "shoulder turn to first" balk:

1) What rule is he breaking when he does that?

2) Say a pitcher is in the process of bringing his hands together to come set, and he turns his shoulders to first, then comes set with his shoulders pointing towards home. illegal?

3) Pitcher is set. He turns his shoulders toward first, then turns them back and in the same motion delivers home (no pause after the shoulder turn). illegal?

4) This one is slightly hard to describe, but i'll try. Pitcher comes set with his shoulders pointed towards first (not directly towards first, but like a few feet up the line), and his hips and feet are set as they normally are. Is this a legal set position even though his shoulders are turned toward first?



I appreciate you guys helping me out with these.


bossman

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Sit #1 NFHS rule 6-1-1

"Turning the shoulders to check runners while in contact with the pitcher's plate in the set position is legal. Turning the shoulders after bringing the hands together during or after the stretch is a balk"

Rule is pretty clear...so here goes my try:

Sit #2 - balk
Sit #3 - balk
Sit #4 - sounds like an "open" set to me, no shoulder motion or "turning", no balk.