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• Apr 3, 2009

• #1

I know that on a thread recently I posted about pitchers stepping out of or on the imaginary line outside the pitching plate. This is on those same lines.

If a pitcher is throwing a pitch that requires her to step across her lane then cross back and her first step is on the line, but when she crosses back she goes up on her toe to make the turn and is out of the line then (the ball is already pitched) is that an illegal pitch?

 

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• Apr 3, 2009

• #2

If I'm understanding your question correctly....

The limitation on the forward step with the stride foot is that only one step is allowed and it must be within the 24" width of the pitcher's plate.

Are you describing that step as being within the lane, but the other foot (pivot foot) crossing out of the lane after the pitch has already left the pitcher's hand? If so, I don't see anything wrong with that.

Once the pitch is released, the pitcher's feet can go wherever she wants them to go.

 

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• Apr 3, 2009

• #3

I'm having a little difficulty picturing what you are saying, but if the ball is already released it should matter where her feet are.

 

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• Apr 3, 2009

• #4

http://www.nfhs.org/web/2008/02/softball_video_clips__training.aspx
Since pitching and what is legal has come up again this year, I thought this was a good place to post this again.

 

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• Apr 3, 2009

• #5

Dont you want all your pitches to appear mechanically the same based off the power line?
Just asking, FR

 

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• Apr 4, 2009

• #6

My dd is being taught two pitches that require her to step accross her body with her left foot first. Then her right foot (the push off foot) comes around her left foot and crosses back. The ball leaves her hand on the push off the rubber and the spin and break are in the finish. My question is that she goes up on her toe when she brings her right foot around to cross over. Her toe is out of the line when that happens but the ball is released before that.

This is very very hard to explain.

Factoryrat, In this case no. This is a breaking pitch. Not a fastball or change up.

 

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• Apr 4, 2009

• #7

My DD throws a curve and a screw but does not over exaggerate the positioning or landing of her stride foot, she is allowed a shoe width left or right of the power line.FR

 

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #8

Different coaches, different styles. ;&

 

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #9

From what I understand, as long as her lead foot lands in the lane of the pitching plate then she should be fine.

Len

 

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• Apr 5, 2009

• #10

you should never change mech. on pitch's coaches and good hitters will pick that up. you don't need to step across on breaking pitch's the spin of the ball will cause it to break

 

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• Apr 6, 2009

• #11

I agree with Danger1. I went to a pitching camp that a college pitching coach taught this and never went back. Style is one thing but you don't need to do this to throw a screw ball or a curve. Do you think a good hitter can tell what is coming?