Illegal pitch ?

[Dakota]

Originally posted by WestMichiganBlue
In Fed the pitch starts with any motion associated with the windup after the hands are brought together.

The actual wording of the rule is

the pitch starts when one hand is taken off the ball or the pitcher makes any motion that is part of the windup after the hands have been brought together

Since in Fed (as in ASA) the "touch" or bringing of the hands together may be with the hands still or in motion, this little aspect of the Fed rule has seemed problematical to me.

For example, is this legal (it would be in ASA)?
Both feet on the plate
Hands brought together. Pause.
Hands raised (together) to chest level. Pause.
Separate hands to begin windmill motion.

A motion like this was described over on eteamz. The pitcher used this motion on every pitch.

Legal or illegal in Fed?