I'm not sure what the difference is..
In the first picture her upper body is leading her legs. In the bottom picture, her legs are leading her upper body.
Pretty dramatic change!
I'm not sure what the difference is..
I just watched some college pitchers on youtube, and a lot of them actually get their back toe off the ground initially, and then come back down to drag. Is that not illegal as well? Or does it just need to come down soon enough so it's not that noticeable? I could only tell by watching it in slow motion. For example, look at Kaitlin Lee from Ole Miss at around 45 seconds here
her back toe definitely hops and comes back down. I also notice her toe drag looks a little unorthodox.
Also look at exactly the 5 min mark by another pitcher, that back toe comes up as well.
So why is this not illegal?
My last question may be a very dumb question so please excuse me ahead of time. Why do you need to drag the back toe? Is it to assure the pitcher is definitely not crow hopping? For balance?