HS Balk on Pickoff Move

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by MTDv2.0

It does not matter what the rest of their body does after the non-pivot foot is lifted to start the pitching motion/pick-off move. Some motions may look odd or even awkward but as long as the pitcher steps directly toward the base to which they are throwing/feinting and they are allowed to throw/feint to that base then they have not balked.

It depends on what you mean by "the non-pivot foot is lifted" but if you mean to / toward the balance point fro a RH pitcher, then you are wrong. Once the foot is lifted to / toward the balance point, the pitcher cannot throw to the base "behind" him (1st for a RH pitcher); the pitcher must throw home, or move toward 3rd or 2nd.