Is "Internal Rotation" technically illegal?

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Sep 24, 2013
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DD has had opposing coaches complain shes illegal on this exact rule. Umpires usually don't know how to rule on it and it turns into a circus. UIC comes over and all is well in the end.

I attribute it to the type of coach that complains about everything anyways and likes to try and intimidate pitchers at 12yo etc. Taught DD early on to take it as a compliment.

I always make the comment "Man you got good eyes to see a RHP release from the 1st base dugout! Especially the angle of her hand compared to elbow after release" And my favorite "Shes flexible but to get the hand ABOVE the elbow....wow that's good!"
 
Feb 7, 2013
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Bump to see if any of our I/R experts who teach these mechanics have an issue with how the rules are written and the pitching mechanics they teach?
 
Mar 12, 2009
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There shouldn't be a problem at all as most release the ball right off their hip. I believe the rule is written to keep someone from throwing completely side-arm like a submarine pitcher in baseball.
 
Sep 24, 2013
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Nov 7, 2014
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All the pitchers pictures above are a mute point according to rule location of the wrist in relation to the elbow prior to release is a mute point


At release the pitchers wrist can be no further away from the body then the elbow.

so if the pitchers elbow is touching her but and the wrist is touching the thigh technically they are no further away from the body then the other both are touching the body :)
 
Mar 12, 2009
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The palm-up curve is the only pitch that could really come close to being called illegal but the elbow would have to be in front/away from the body and then the hand would have to be straight out at a 90 degree angle at release. So, if you had the elbow a couple inches away from the body plus the forearm at a 90 then yes...I could see that getting called but most good pitchers will not come close to this scenario. Like I said before, the rule was meant to prevent a full-on sidearm throw.
 
Dec 13, 2014
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Been involved many years and have seen it called once and like you said it was blatant side arm. Never going to get called otherwise.
 

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