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Apparatus and method for a batter's training mat

Pending Publication Date: 2022-01-20
KIMBELL BRE SHON
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The present invention is a system and method for training baseball batters to improve their power and efficiency in hitting the baseball based on its location relative to home plate. The system includes a baseball plate with colored indicators on its surface to indicate the pitch location and a surrounding matt with colored zones that match the pitch location indicator. The batter is trained to look for the colored zone that matches the pitch location indicator for a ball. This system helps to create better hitters by training them to look at the right area of the plate to hit the ball.

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Hitting a pitched baseball is both physically difficult and emotionally rewarding.

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[0018]In a particular illustrative embodiment of the invention, a batting training system is provided, the system including but not limited to a baseball plate having visible color-coded pitch location indicators thereon; and a matt adjacent the baseball plate, the matt having colored zones that match a pitch location indicator color, wherein a batter is trained to look to the zone that matches the pitch location indicator for a ball. In another particular illustrative embodiment of the invention, the system further includes but is not limited to a tee for holding a ball at a location of one of the pitch location indicators for hitting by batter in training.

[0019]In another particular illustrative embodiment of the invention, a method is disclosed for training a batter, is disclosed, the method including but not limited to placing a ball on a tee located on a home plate having color-coded pitch location indicators; and placing a matt adjacent the baseball plate, the matt having colo...

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Abstract

A batting training system is disclosed, the system including but not limited to a baseball plate having visible color-coded pitch location indicators thereon; and a matt adjacent the baseball plate, the matt having colored zones that match a pitch location indicator color, wherein a batter is trained to look to the zone that matches the pitch location indicator for a ball. A method is disclosed for using the system to train a batter.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application is based on and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62,671,60 filed on May 15, 2019 and entitled A Batting Practice Mat, by Bre Shon Kimbrell, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 035,138 filed on Jun. 5, 2020 by Bre Shon Kimbrell and entitled Apparatus and Method for a Batter's Training Mat, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, this application is also a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16,411,612 entitled System and Method for Training A Batter, filed on May 14, 2019 by Bre Shon Kimbell, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hitting a pitched baseball is both physically difficult and emotionally rewarding.[0003]There are numerous systems and method for helping and training a batter to hit a baseball.Field of the Invention[00...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/00A63B71/06
CPCA63B69/0002A63B69/0075A63B71/0622A63B2102/18A63B2071/0694A63B2214/00A63B2069/0008
Inventor KIMBELL, BRE SHON
Owner KIMBELL BRE SHON
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