5438 wrote:
Collins Dictionary: When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.
His hand or arm didn't move quickly.
Collins Dictionary: project or cast (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
It's projecting if it goes down? Projecting means: Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary.
Merriam-Webster: to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
Sure there was a bit of forward motion, but overall sense of motion is down towards the ground gently.
Overall, I don't think it meets the intended picture of "throw" in the rule the way it is written.
"His hand didn't move quickly."
- This guy thinks the official should monitor hand speed rather than judging the fact that the baton flies 10+ feet away from the kid.
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"Overall sense of motion is down towards the ground gently"
As "gently" as something can move to the ground when thrown 10+ feet, I guess.
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