Baseball pitching target
First Claim
1. A sports training apparatus comprising:
- a) a rectangular support frame;
b) a plurality of support cords slidably attached to the support frame;
c) a strike zone frame suspended from the support frame by the support cords, comprising a parallelogram formed of horizontal and vertical strap elements, at least the vertical strap elements being adjustable in length such that the vertical dimension of the strike zone may be freely adjusted, the strike zone frame being movable horizontally and vertically by sliding or stretching the elastic support cords.
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Abstract
A pitching, throwing or kicking training device having a support frame, a strike zone frame which is fully adjustable in height and positionable within the support frame, and a catcher target behind the strike zone frame which is adjustable in height and position. A simulated batter is provided to aid in visualization of the strike zone, adjustable in height and reversible to simulate right- or left-handed batters. The strike zone frame may also be distorted into non-rectangular parallelograms if desired to emphasize pitching techniques. The invention is also adaptable to training lacrosse or soccer players or the like by appropriate choice of strike zone frame size and position and possibly change of player silhouette.
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15 Claims
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1. A sports training apparatus comprising:
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a) a rectangular support frame; b) a plurality of support cords slidably attached to the support frame; c) a strike zone frame suspended from the support frame by the support cords, comprising a parallelogram formed of horizontal and vertical strap elements, at least the vertical strap elements being adjustable in length such that the vertical dimension of the strike zone may be freely adjusted, the strike zone frame being movable horizontally and vertically by sliding or stretching the elastic support cords. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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