Baseball batting stance training mat and assembly
First Claim
1. A batting stance training assembly for improving a user'"'"'s batting stance, the baseball training assembly comprising, in combination:
- rearward foot-retaining means;
a home plate, the home plate comprising a medial dividing axis, the medial dividing axis dividing the home plate into first and second lateral home plate halves; and
a stance training mat, the stance training mat comprising an upper mat surface, a stance zone, and a plate-alignment zone, the stance zone being rectangularly shaped, the plate-alignment zone comprising a zone vacancy, the zone vacancy being sized and shaped for receiving a select home plate half, the select home plate half being selected from the group consisting of the first and second lateral home plate halves, the zone vacancy receiving the select home plate half, the plate-alignment zone and the medial dividing axis being trapezoidally shaped, the upper mat surface comprising surface indicia, the surface indicia comprising rearward foot placement indicia and forward foot placement indicia, the rearward foot placement indicia comprising distinct markings, each distinct marking being formed in the shape of a footprint, the foot placement indicia for guiding a user'"'"'s feet into stance placement, the rearward foot-retaining means being cooperatively associated with the distinct markings for retaining the user'"'"'s rearward foot in superior adjacency to a select distinct marking, the guided user'"'"'s feet being properly positioned for improving the user'"'"'s batting stance.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a baseball batting stance training mat and assembly. The assembly essentially comprises a stance training mat for placement upon a baseball field or similar other playing field and at least one rearward foot-receiving cuff for removable or breakaway attachment to the stance training mat. The stance training mat essentially comprises two distinct zones, namely, a stance zone and a plate-alignment zone. The plate alignment zone comprises a zone vacancy for receiving a selected lateral half of a home plate. When a left-handed mat and a right-handed mat are used in tandem with one another, the mats form an hourglass-shaped batter'"'"'s box type arrangement. Each stance zone may comprise a plurality of foot print indicia. The cuff is removably attached adjacent select rearward foot print indicia and is designed for breakaway from the stance training mat in the event of a cuff-removing force.
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1. A batting stance training assembly for improving a user'"'"'s batting stance, the baseball training assembly comprising, in combination:
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rearward foot-retaining means;
a home plate, the home plate comprising a medial dividing axis, the medial dividing axis dividing the home plate into first and second lateral home plate halves; and
a stance training mat, the stance training mat comprising an upper mat surface, a stance zone, and a plate-alignment zone, the stance zone being rectangularly shaped, the plate-alignment zone comprising a zone vacancy, the zone vacancy being sized and shaped for receiving a select home plate half, the select home plate half being selected from the group consisting of the first and second lateral home plate halves, the zone vacancy receiving the select home plate half, the plate-alignment zone and the medial dividing axis being trapezoidally shaped, the upper mat surface comprising surface indicia, the surface indicia comprising rearward foot placement indicia and forward foot placement indicia, the rearward foot placement indicia comprising distinct markings, each distinct marking being formed in the shape of a footprint, the foot placement indicia for guiding a user'"'"'s feet into stance placement, the rearward foot-retaining means being cooperatively associated with the distinct markings for retaining the user'"'"'s rearward foot in superior adjacency to a select distinct marking, the guided user'"'"'s feet being properly positioned for improving the user'"'"'s batting stance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A batting stance training mat, the stance training mat for improving a user'"'"'s batting stance, the stance training mat comprising:
an upper mat surface, a stance zone, and a plate-alignment zone, the plate-alignment zone comprising a zone vacancy, the zone vacancy being sized and shaped for receiving a select home plate half, the select home plate half being selected from the group consisting of first and second lateral home plate halves, the lateral home plate halves being divided by a medial dividing axis, the zone vacancy receiving the select home plate half, the plate-alignment zone and the medial dividing axis being trapezoidally shaped, the upper mat surface comprising rearward foot placement indicia, the rearward foot placement indicia comprising distinct footprint-shaped markings, the rearward foot placement indicia for guiding a user'"'"'s rearward foot into stance placement, the guided user'"'"'s rearward foot being properly positioned adjacent a home plate for improving the user'"'"'s batting stance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A batting stance training mat, the stance training mat for improving a user'"'"'s batting stance, the stance training mat comprising:
a stance zone, a plate-alignment zone, and foot-guiding means, the plate-alignment zone comprising a zone vacancy, the zone vacancy being sized and shaped for receiving a select home plate half, the select home plate half being selected from the group consisting of first and second lateral home plate halves, the lateral home plate halves being divided by a medial dividing axis, the zone vacancy receiving the select home plate half, the plate-alignment zone and the medial dividing axis being trapezoidally shaped, the foot-guiding means for guiding a user'"'"'s feet into stance placement, the guided user'"'"'s feet being properly positioned adjacent a home plate for improving the user'"'"'s batting stance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- 25. A baseball training mat, the baseball training mat for selective placement adjacent a home plate, the baseball training mat comprising a plate-alignment zone, the plate-alignment zone comprising a zone vacancy, the zone vacancy being sized and shaped for receiving a select home plate half, the select home plate half being selected from the group consisting of first and second lateral home plate halves, the lateral home plate halves being divided by a medial dividing axis, the baseball training mat thus for selective placement adjacent a home plate.
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