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Aren't their hands still in front of their body when they turn sideways?
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Honestly, "in front of the body" doesn't necessarily mean "between the body and home plate", it means "in front of the body" (as in ... not behind the body)... 6-1-1-a doesn't come into play after the hands come together.
Nothing in the OP is remotely illegal.
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6-1-1a covers how the pitcher stands when she engages the plate with her hands separated. When she brings them together, there is no requirement that I'm aware of to maintain her shoulders aligned with first and third base.
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I'll go a step further... EVERY pitcher turns sideways during her windup eventually. Nothing odd about it at all, and definitely not illegal.
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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. Last edited by hog; Fri Apr 05, 2013 at 04:36pm. Reason: Added rule citation |
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It isn't going to change no matter how many different ways you address it.
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There is a stretch of what you all consider is in front of the pitcher. I guess what I learned on left, right and in front are not, in fact, different. Either way, I will continue on with allowing it. Thx
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