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Start system batting unit and method

  • US 4,834,375 A
  • Filed: 10/26/1987
  • Issued: 05/30/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for technique and accelerated reaction training of a batter in a programmable batter training program, comprising:

  • a. defining a plurality of different batting reaction patterns to be executed by the batter by the selective energization of one of an array of lights positioned visibly in front of the batter, with each light signifying a different particular batting reaction pattern to be executed by the batter, and at least one of the batting reaction patterns to be executed in a selectable programmed time period, and selectively setting the programmed time period to be either faster or slower;

    b. providing to the batter at least one batting tee with a ball placed thereon, such that the batter can address the ball placed on the batting tee during the batter training program;

    c. selectively energizing one light of the array at a time, signifying a particular batter reaction pattern to be executed in a sequence of energizing of the array of lights unknown to the batter undertaking the batter training program, with the sequence of lighting of the array appearing to be random to the batter, such that the batter waits for an unknown light to be energized, and then reacts with a particular batter reaction pattern to be executed, with at least one batter reaction pattern being the hitting of the ball placed on said batting tee within the programmed time period;

    d. determining the hitting of the ball off of the batting tee, and whether the actual time period of batting response from the energization of the light to the hitting of the ball off of the batting tee is within the programmed time period; and

    e. selectively activating an acoustic transducer at the end of the programmed time period to audibly signal to the batter whether or not the batter has hit the ball off of said tee within the said programmed time period of response.

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