Batting Apparatus

Abstract

A batting apparatus is provided, including a supporting unit, at least a linking unit, and a suction disk. The supporting unit includes a base, a supporting rod, and a hanging arm. The bottom of the supporting rod is fixed to the base. The hanging arm is engaged to the top of the supporting rod, and extends outwards. The linking unit is attached to and hanging below the hanging arm, and the bottom end is attached to the suction disk. With the temporary holding of the ball by the suction disk, the present invention can enhance the focus and the eye-hand coordination of the batter. The present invention is also easy to assemble, move and store.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to a batting apparatus, and more specifically to an apparatus using suction disk to hold the ball for batting practice.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]There are a variety of batting apparatus for batting practice. The conventional batting apparatus is usually designed as a vertically standing position. FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a vertically standing batting apparatus, including a base 11, a supporting rod 12, and a ball holder 13. Supporting rod 12 stands on the top of base 11. The upper part of supporting rod 12 is made of soft and resilient material. Ball holder 13 is placed on the topmost part of supporting rod 12. When batting, a baseball or softball 14 is placed on ball holder 13 for the batter to hit.[0003]This type of batting apparatus only provides static batting practice; namely, the ball stays still for the batter to hit. Although the practice may be useful in some aspect, the practice is too monot...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a batting apparatus using a suction disk to hold a ball for the batter to hit. The suction disk can only temporarily hold the ball due to the smooth surface of the baseball or softball and the heavy weight of the ball. The apparatus also enhances the eye-hand coordination and focus of the batter by requiring them to hit a falling ball. Additionally, the apparatus allows for dynamic batting practice by the batter. The supporting unit includes a base, supporting rod, and hanging arm, and the linking unit is a soft and long object with one end fixed to the hanging arm and the other end attached to the suction disk."

Problems solved by technology

As the surface of the baseball or softball is usually made of leather or PVC, neither is smooth, while the suction disk uses air compression for suction, which requires a smooth surface, and the ball is heavy with an arc surface, therefore, the suction disk can only temporarily hold the ball due to the aforementioned factors.

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