Baseball/softball batter training device
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1. A training device comprising:
- a backstop frame;
a plurality of colored hitting zone indicators disposed on the backstop frame wherein the plurality of colored hitting zone indicators denotes a specific hitting zone;
a simulated bat handle;
a simulated ball; and
a scoring device disposed on the backstop frame that assists in keeping score of at least one of either a good hitting decision or a bad hitting decision.
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Abstract
A practice device for training baseball players, softball players, and umpires. The device trains batters to help the batter identify when to swing or not swing at a pitched based on a combination of what the ball-strike count is on the batter and where the pitched ball will pass through the strike zone for that batter.
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20 Claims
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1. A training device comprising:
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a backstop frame; a plurality of colored hitting zone indicators disposed on the backstop frame wherein the plurality of colored hitting zone indicators denotes a specific hitting zone; a simulated bat handle; a simulated ball; and a scoring device disposed on the backstop frame that assists in keeping score of at least one of either a good hitting decision or a bad hitting decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A training device comprising:
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a backstop frame having a primary backstop frame, a home plate frame, and a back brace frame wherein the primary backstop frame includes a backstop opening made from a lightweight material and wherein the back brace frame biases the primary backstop frame toward a substantially upright position; a dark-colored primary backstop panel having a yellow hitting zone panel, a green hitting zone panel, a red hitting zone panel, and at least one alignment strip disposed on the dark-colored primary backstop panel; a practice ball; a simulated bat; a scoring device comprising a horizontal member upon which a plurality of tally rings reside. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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