Strange batting technique, legal?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Later he said after thinking about it he may consider the bat being moved across the front of the body as a swing, which would result in any contact with the ball after that being a dead ball. Opinions?

I think the UIC is wrong, personally. Just because something doesn't look right, it doesn't make it illegal.

In order for a Strike to be ruled, the batter must make a bonafide attempt at hitting the pitch, correct? While not addressing this particular situation, that's one of the criteria to be used per RS10. If we were to consider moving the bat in front of the body as a swing, we would be calling Strike when a batter waves the bat up and down in front of her body just before the pitch reaches home plate.

Yeah, it's a weird technique. But don't look for something to outlaw weird.