Batting practice tee

Abstract

A batting practice tee for baseball and softball practice is provided. The batting practice tee includes a home plate and a stem. The top of the stem includes a supporting part, which includes a plurality of upright-standing and resilient hairs to hold the ball. As the friction between the ball and the hairs are reduced, the trajectory path of the ball can accurately reflect the hitting force and position to provide better simulation and training of the practice.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to a batting practice tee, and more specifically to a baseball or softball batting practice tee. The batting practice tee can correctly reflect the trajectory path of the hit ball. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Conventional batting practice tee includes a home plate with a stem. The upper portion of the stem includes a soft rod and a ball holder. The soft rod is usually made of sponge or foaming material for supporting the ball holder. After the ball is hit, the soft rod will swing back and forth and eventually return to its original upright position for holding the ball. However, this structure of soft rod and ball holder cannot always simulate the hit effect accurately. For example, when the hitter hits from a lower position, the bat may touch the ball holder before hitting the ball, which will cause the ball falling from the ball holder, or shifting in the trajectory path. On the other hand, when the hit c...

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Benefits of technology

[0003] The present invention has been made to overcome the aforementioned drawback of conventional batting practice tee for baseball and softball players. The primary object of the present invention is to provide a batting practice tee that the trajectory path of the ball can accurately reflect the force and the position of the hit so that the hitter can improve the hitting position and the force through the practice.

[0004] To achieve the aforementioned object, the present invention provides a batting practice tee including a home plate and a stem. The top of the stem includes a supporting part, which further includes a plurality of upright-standing and resilient hairs. By reducing the contact area between the ball and the supporting part and using only the tips of the hairs to hold the ball, the friction between the ball and the supporting part can be reduced and the trajectory path of the ball can more accurately reflect the force and the position of the hit.

Problems solved by technology

However, this structure of soft rod and ball holder cannot always simulate the hit effect accurately.

For example, when the hitter hits from a lower position, the bat may touch the ball holder before hitting the ball, which will cause the ball falling from the ball holder, or shifting in the trajectory path.

On the other hand, when the hit comes from a higher position, the ball may endure more friction with the ball holder due to the force coming from above, which will also cause the shifting in the trajectory path.

In either case, the hitting practice may not provide the most accurate training.

In addition, this type of batting practice tee utilizes the bending of the soft rod to throw the ball when hit, the friction between the ball holder and the ball will cause the trajectory path.

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