The toughest balk that we need to get....

[johnnyg08]

 

[kstrunk]

I see a 'pop' at the 4 second mark, unless he was coming set there... but then his left knee folds a split second before he makes his move, probably flexing in order to make the move... however subtle it may be, that's tough. I've probably missed that a hundred times. 

[ricka56]

I watched it more than a dozen times. If that is a balk, it is beyond my limited skill set, even with video replay. In realtime?  forgetaboutit

[bam]

I don't know that we "need" to get that.  

[Welpe]

On 5/19/2016 at 11:25 AM, ricka56 said:

I watched it more than a dozen times. If that is a balk, it is beyond my limited skill set even with video replay...in realtime?. forgetaboutit

Really? Seemed pretty obvious to me and according to my optometrist, my eyes suck.

[scrounge]

Yea, that's just a regular ole jump throw to any level I'm doing....

[ricka56]

11 hours ago, Welpe said:

Really? Seemed pretty obvious to me and according to my optometrist, my eyes suck.

Maybe your optometrist is right.

Break it down, Power Tripper

[JHSump]

Hmmm...no, I wouldn't call it in any game I do. In real time I can't see it.

Even in slow mo, I wonder if this is a balk. Yes, F1 bends his front knee slightly before jumping and spinning. He also bends his back knee about the same amount, and at the same time. (I had to watch the slow mo a couple of times to see that.) If you stand up, bend you knees slightly, then try jumping and spinning, you'll see you *need* to bend both knees at the beginning of that motion to start the jump. And, if you start with straight legs you have to bend them to start the jump-spin. So, I'm saying any jump-spin --- which is considered a legal move --- will involve bending both knees at the same time. This F1's move looks legal and impossible to do in any other way.

Maybe someone can find a video where neither knee bends on a jump-spin. I can't see how it would be done. But maybe some F1 does it just using his ankles.

And, finally, unless something happened after the video ended, the MLB guys didn't call it either.

 

[ricka56]

5 minutes ago, JHSump said:

Maybe someone can find a video where neither knee bends on a jump-spin. I can't see how it would be done. But maybe some F1 does it just using his ankles.

F1 could come set (stopped) with both knees already bent (not uncommon). Then all he'd need to do is jump (without the bend/unbend).

[JHSump]

Just now, ricka56 said:

F1 could come set (stopped) with both knees already bent (not uncommon). Then all he'd need to do is jump (unbend them).

Possibly. But I couldn't do it when I tried it just now! Or, more accurately, it's natural to bend them slightly just before pushing off the ground.