Air actuated soft toss batting practice apparatus
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1. A batting practice device for selectively recycling a lightweight ball comprising:
- a structural base assembly constructed and arranged to support a net assembly, wherein said base assembly is constructed and arranged to direct a lightweight ball to a ball return assembly;
a net assembly constructed and arranged to catch a hit ball and direct said hit ball to said base assembly;
a ball return assembly constructed and arranged to receive said lightweight ball from said base assembly via gravity and thereafter soft-toss said lightweight ball to a batter for hitting practice;
wherein said lightweight ball is recycled for batting practice for an operator determined period of time.
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The instant invention relates to a training device for batting practice. More specifically, the instant invention provides a catch net in combination with an air powered ball return assembly. The ball return assembly delivers a lightweight polymeric ball to a batter in the form of a soft-toss. A hit ball is caught by the net and recycled to the batter. The ball may be hit and recycled back to the batter for a player specified length of time.
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1. A batting practice device for selectively recycling a lightweight ball comprising:
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a structural base assembly constructed and arranged to support a net assembly, wherein said base assembly is constructed and arranged to direct a lightweight ball to a ball return assembly;
a net assembly constructed and arranged to catch a hit ball and direct said hit ball to said base assembly;
a ball return assembly constructed and arranged to receive said lightweight ball from said base assembly via gravity and thereafter soft-toss said lightweight ball to a batter for hitting practice;
wherein said lightweight ball is recycled for batting practice for an operator determined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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