Leaping <> crow hopping.I am guessing we are going to see more pitching styles like Kelly Barnhill or Gabby Plain. Pitchers that were on the verge of leaping.
They had a hard time calling crow hopping when BOTH leaping and crow hopping was illegal. Do we really expect that now that leaping is legal they are going to be strict on crow hopping? The only thing that might be called is the men type of crow hopping which has extreme delays in the arm circle.Leaping <> crow hopping.
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Crow hopping would be easy to call if they wanted to, at least on the college level. If you're drive knee is parallel to the mound at release it is a crow hop.They had a hard time calling crow hopping when BOTH leaping and crow hopping was illegal. Do we really expect that now that leaping is legal they are going to be strict on crow hopping? The only thing that might be called is the men type of crow hopping which has extreme delays in the arm circle.
Crow hopping would be easy to call if they wanted to, at least on the college level. If you're drive knee is parallel to the mound at release it is a crow hop.
Fun fact. MLB experimented with a 45 degree line from both the left side the rubber. If your foot landed to the base side of the line, you were committed to throw to the base. To the plate side of the line you were committed to throwing home. If you didn't comply it was a balk. They didn't implement because it made too much sense.
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So it took the guesswork out. How is that bad?Nah ... they didn't implement it because it is a terrible and stupid interpretation of the rule. Well, that's my worthless opinion anyway.
That's amazing. The worst one I've ever seen still wasn't quite this bad. wow.
Here is a closeup of DD’s stride foot completely disappearing in the trench that develops in front of the rubber at most fields. If allowing leaping does anything to mitigate this, I’m all for it.
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The photo was in my post (but not in slo-mo, so you couldn't see it).You can only see the leap in slo-mo.
(I don't even know what we are talking about. I just didn't want you to be disappointed.)