Bat Swing Training Aid

a swing training and bat technology, applied in the field of baseball, can solve the problem of inability to use such conventional bat weights, and achieve the effect of reducing the likelihood of damage or injury

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-05-01
BARDIN BRAD S
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[0007]The apparatus of the invention preferably utilizes a bat having a weight and feel similar to that of an actual bat, but does not require the use of a pitcher or pitching machine to replicate closely the direction of flight of a pitched baseball when struck by a bat using the same or a similar hitting motion. Because a tennis ball, rather than a conventional baseball, is used in the apparatus of the invention, there is also a significantly reduced likelihood of damage or injury to nearby physical property or to a bystander. The apparatus of the invention can easily be used in proximity to an obstruction such as a fence, wall, net or the like, that is disposed for example in a residential yard or even indoors, and avoids the need for a fielder or other means of ball retrieval over distances farther removed from the batter.

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The use of such conventional bat weights is not possible with many of the other known training bats currently being marketed.

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[0023]Referring to FIGS. 1-5, bat swing training aid 20 of the invention as shown comprises a bat handle 22 with a knob 27 at one end and a transition section 24 at a second end that engages barrel sleeve 26a, 26b having a proximal end 38 and a distal end 36 that is transverse to a centrally disposed longitudinal axis through bat handle 22. Ball 28, preferably a tennis ball, is disposed in frictional engagement with the interior sidewall 34 that cooperates with end surface 31 of transition section 24 to form a receptacle for ball 28 inside barrel sleeve 26a, 26b. Ball 28 is preferably disposed just inside distal end 36.

[0024]As shown, bat handle 22 can be made of wood and barrel sleeve 26a, 26b (FIGS. 1 and 2) can be made of a durable polymeric material. It will be appreciated upon reading this disclosure, however, that bat handle 22, transition section 24 and knob 26 can also be made of metal or a polymeric material, in which case some interior portions of bat handle 22 and transit...

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Abstract

A bat swing training aid having a bat portion with a handle having a first end comprising a knob, a second end comprising a barrel section, and an intermediate transition section, and a barrel portion having at least one open end and comprising a substantially cylindrical receptacle configured to receive and frictionally engage a ball such as, for example, a tennis ball. with a holding force such that the ball is released whenever the bat is swung in a batting motion by a user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention relates to baseball and, more particularly, to a device that is useful for training a baseball batter how to swing a bat in order to improve the ability of the batter to make contact between the bat and a pitched ball and also how to swing a bat in order to better control the direction a ball is hit when batting.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Many amateur baseball batters are taught different strategies or training routines intended to improve hand-to-eye coordination, improve swing mechanics and the ability of a batter to make contact with a pitched ball, and achieve better directional control over a batted ball.[0005]Various training aids for batters have also previously been disclosed, including without limitation so-called training bats that are marketed under registered and / or unregistered trademarks such as Clicker Bat, ProHammer, Muhl Kicker, Plastic Bat Rac, The Slide Bat (also called Th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00
CPCA63B69/00A63B69/0002A63B59/50A63B60/24A63B60/38A63B2102/18A63B60/08
Inventor BARDIN, BRAD S.
Owner BARDIN BRAD S
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