Target training system and method for baseball pitchers
First Claim
1. A target training system for baseball pitchers, comprising:
- a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is aligned substantially in a vertical plane and a bottom of the target sheet is at ground level;
hitter shoulder level, hitter waist level, and hitter knee level lines provided on said facing surface of said target sheet;
first and second vertical boundary lines running from a top to the bottom of the sheet for indicating a width of a strike zone; and
a plurality of boxes of differing colors and having differing sequencing indicia representing relatively high quality pitches arranged in and around the strike zone, and wherein regions of a same color within and near the strike zone and exclusive of the colored boxes are provided, said regions being exclusionary zones representing relatively poor quality pitches.
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Abstract
A target training system and method for baseball pitchers employs a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is vertical and a bottom of the target sheet is at ground level. Hitter shoulder level, waist level, and knee level lines are provided on the facing surface of the target sheet. First and second vertical boundary lines running from a top to a bottom of the sheet indicate a width of a strike zone. A plurality of boxes of differing colors and having differing sequencing indicia representing relatively high quality pitches are arranged in and around the strike zone. Regions having a white color within and near the strike zone and exclusive of the colored boxes are provided, the regions being exclusionary zones representing relatively poor quality pitches. Some of the boxes are subdivided to permit pitching to progressively smaller targets. Separate target sheets are provided for different skill levels.
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28 Claims
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1. A target training system for baseball pitchers, comprising:
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a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is aligned substantially in a vertical plane and a bottom of the target sheet is at ground level; hitter shoulder level, hitter waist level, and hitter knee level lines provided on said facing surface of said target sheet; first and second vertical boundary lines running from a top to the bottom of the sheet for indicating a width of a strike zone; and a plurality of boxes of differing colors and having differing sequencing indicia representing relatively high quality pitches arranged in and around the strike zone, and wherein regions of a same color within and near the strike zone and exclusive of the colored boxes are provided, said regions being exclusionary zones representing relatively poor quality pitches. - 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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21. A target training system for baseball pitchers, comprising:
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a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is aligned substantially in a vertical plane and the bottom of the target sheet is at ground level; hitter shoulder level, hitter waist level, and hitter knee level horizontal lines provided on said facing surface of said target sheet; first and second vertical boundary lines running from a top to a bottom of the sheet for indicating a width of a strike zone, said strike zone being substantially above knee level and from a region below shoulder level; and a plurality of boxes each having differing identifying indicia arranged in spaced relationship from one another in and around the strike zone and wherein regions between the boxes within and adjacent to the strike zone representing exclusionary zones, said boxes comprising targets for relatively high quality pitches and said exclusion zones representing regions constituting relatively poor quality pitches.
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22. A target training system for baseball pitchers, comprising:
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a target sheet mounted on a supporting structure so that a facing surface of the target sheet is aligned substantially in a vertical plane and the bottom of the target sheet is at ground level; first and second vertical boundary lines running from a top to a bottom of the sheet for indicating a width of a strike zone; and a plurality of boxes each having differing identifying indicia arranged in spaced relationship from one another in and around the strike zone and wherein regions are provided within the strike zone and adjacent to the strike zone representing exclusionary zones, said boxes comprising targets for relatively high quality pitches and said exclusion zones representing regions constituting relatively poor quality pitches.
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23. A method for training baseball pitchers, comprising the steps of:
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providing a sheet which extends from at ground level to above a hitter'"'"'s shoulder level; providing vertical strike zone boundary lines defining outer boundaries of a strike zone running from top to bottom on the sheet, and providing horizontal lines defining hitter shoulder level, waist level, and knee level which are useful for defining the strike zone; providing a plurality of differently colored boxes having unique sequencing and identifying indicia thereon in and around the strike zone defined relative to the shoulder level, waist level, and knee level lines and vertical boundary lines; and identifying a target for the pitcher by designating at least one of a color and a sequencing indicia so as to define one of the boxes on the target sheet at which the pitcher aims. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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