3rd -to - 1st Fake: Hands?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by SAump

Disengagement isn't over!

Pitchers are allowed to seperate their hands during a feint. This is legal under FED Rule 6-2-4e.
It is a balk if he takes a hand off the ball
... unless he ... steps toward and feints a throw ... 3B.

I said it was a good question w/ a very complicated answer.
And where does it say that a "legal" feint doesn't require any arm motion?
Is it written in a FED, NCAA or OBR rulebook?

Most of the time, violations are listed in the book; if it's not written, it's legal.

Note that the the balk rule (6-2-4b) in FED lists "failing to STEP toward a base ..."; it says nothing about "failing to make an arm motion associated with a throw"