Bat selector
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1. A bat selector comprising, means to obtain data for bat speed before bat collision with a ball for the swing of each bat of a set of diversely weighted bats;
- means to plot a point of each corresponding bat weight versus said bat speed data;
means to fit a best fit curve to the plot of points of bat weight versus said bat speed data;
means to use said best fit curve to obtain a mathematical equation for said speed before its collision with a ball;
means to use said before its collision with a ball to obtain a mathematical equation for a batted ball speed after its collision with a bat; and
means to plot a curve of said batted ball speed after collision versus bat weight.
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Abstract
An instrument combining physical and physiological measurements of a person'"'"'s swing of a bat determines the optimum bat weight to provide maximum efficient ball speed after contact. Also a process uses the instrument to obtain data on bat speed, plots a best fit curve to the bat speed data, determines and plots the ball speed after contact and selects the optimum bat weight.
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1. A bat selector comprising, means to obtain data for bat speed before bat collision with a ball for the swing of each bat of a set of diversely weighted bats;
- means to plot a point of each corresponding bat weight versus said bat speed data;
means to fit a best fit curve to the plot of points of bat weight versus said bat speed data;
means to use said best fit curve to obtain a mathematical equation for said speed before its collision with a ball;
means to use said before its collision with a ball to obtain a mathematical equation for a batted ball speed after its collision with a bat; and
means to plot a curve of said batted ball speed after collision versus bat weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5)
- means to plot a point of each corresponding bat weight versus said bat speed data;
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4. A bat selector process comprising, using an instrument having at least two vertical light beams, said beams being separated by a predetermined distance and each having a associated light detector and a computer;
- to record a time between interruption of said light beams by each of a plurality of bats swung by a batter, said bats having predetermined weight;
to calculate the bat speed of the bat before collision with a ball, said bat speed being said predetermined distance divided by the time recorded between said interruptions of said light beams;
to plot points of said bat speed versus bat weight data for a plurality of swings of each of a plurality of predetermined bat weights, said bat speed for each bat weight beige defined by V2b=Am+B, the bat speed before the collision of the bat with a ball equals A times the bat mass plus B, wherein A is a constant and B is a constant V2b is the bat speed;
to apply a best fit curve to said bat speed before said collision versus bat weight data points; and
to use said best fit curve in a combined Momentum and Restitution equation ##EQU6## to an equation for ball speed after said collision.
- to record a time between interruption of said light beams by each of a plurality of bats swung by a batter, said bats having predetermined weight;
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