ASA pitching rule

[Dakota]

Originally posted by coachfanmom
she drops her hands down to her side (not "past" her hip) then brings them back up pointing her glove towards homeplate, then drops ball arm directly behind her (passing the hip once) as far as possible then makes the forward revolution as she pushes off the mound releasing the ball and pulls up to end the pitch....only going "past" the hip two times with just one revolution.

When do the hands separate in this? If they have separated before this begins, this is an illegal pitch. She cannot reverse the forward motion once the hands separate. She can take a backswing, but once she starts forward from the backswing, she may not reverse again.

Originally posted by tcannizzo
Sounds like the old "double pump" motion. Completely legal. She can rock her arm back and forth as many times as she likes (within the alloted 10 seconds), and still be legal. As a double-pumper, she should be careful not to bring her hands together for a second time as that would result in an illegal pitch.

Tcannizzo, you posted some rules for slowpitch and modified pitch. They do have regulations regarding passing the hip. I was assuming coachfanmom was asking about fastpitch. The regulation there is she may not make two complete revolutions. No mention of the hip. The mention in the POE is negative - refuting the "can't pass the hip twice" - recognizing that this is a common myth.

Also, the quote above is wrong, assuming the hands have separated. Once the hands separate, there can be no reversal of the forward motion. The "double pump" after tghe hands have separated is illegal.