Method and system for training a baseball player
First Claim
1. A method for improving the body mechanics of a baseball pitcher comprising the steps of:
- providing a data processor;
providing data capture devices which function to capture pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion;
providing a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data indicative of a desired movement of a pitcher'"'"'s body;
capturing pitching data using said data capture devices, the pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion;
inputting said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data into said data processor;
processing said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data to form processed data;
converting said processed pitching data and predetermined pitching data relating to said baseball pitcher'"'"'s body mechanics during a pitching motion into output data;
generating said output data andcomparing said generated output data to a pitch plan.
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Abstract
A method of training a baseball pitcher comprising the steps of providing a data processor, providing data capture devices which function to capture pitching data relating to the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion at a first location and which function to capture ball arrival data relating to the arrival of the pitched ball at a second location. The method further comprises providing a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data and inputting personal data into said data processor. The method also includes capturing pitching data by said data capture devices relating to said pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion at the first location, capturing ball arrival data by said data capture devices as the ball arrives at the second location, and inputting said pitching data, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data into said data processor. The pitching data, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data are processed in the data processor to generate output data.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for improving the body mechanics of a baseball pitcher comprising the steps of:
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providing a data processor; providing data capture devices which function to capture pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion; providing a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data indicative of a desired movement of a pitcher'"'"'s body; capturing pitching data using said data capture devices, the pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion; inputting said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data into said data processor; processing said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data to form processed data; converting said processed pitching data and predetermined pitching data relating to said baseball pitcher'"'"'s body mechanics during a pitching motion into output data; generating said output data and comparing said generated output data to a pitch plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for improving the body mechanics of a baseball pitcher comprising the steps of:
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providing a data processor; providing data capture devices which function to capture pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion at a first location and which function to capture ball arrival data relating to the arrival of the pitched ball at a second location; providing a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data indicative of a desire movement of a pitcher'"'"'s body; inputting personal data into said data processor prior to throwing a pitch; capturing pitching data by said data capture devices, the pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during said pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion at the first location; capturing ball arrival data by said data capture devices as the ball arrives at the second location; inputting said pitching, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data into said data processor; processing said pitching data, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data in said data processor to form processed data; converting said pitching data, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data relating to said baseball pitcher'"'"'s body mechanics during a pitching motion into output data; generating said output data and comparing said generated output data to a pitch plan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for improving the body mechanics of a baseball pitcher comprising:
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data capture devices structured and arranged for capturing data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion at a first location and for capturing data relating to the arrival of a pitched ball at a second location; a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data indicative of a desired movement of a pitcher'"'"'s body; a data processor for processing data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during a pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion and for processing data relating to the arrival of the pitched ball; means for converting said pitching data, ball arrival data and predetermined pitching data relating to said baseball pitcher'"'"'s body mechanics during a pitching motion into output data; means for generating said output data; and means for comparing said generated output data to a pitch plan. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for providing a critique of a baseball pitcher'"'"'s form and mechanics comprising the steps of:
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providing a data processor; providing data capture devices which function to capture pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion; providing a database storage device for storing predetermined pitching data indicative of a desired movement of a pitcher'"'"'s body; capturing pitching data using said data capture devices, the pitching data including data indicative of the movement of the pitcher'"'"'s body during the pitcher'"'"'s pitching motion; inputting said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data into said data processor; processing said pitching data and said predetermined pitching data to form processed data; converting said processed pitching data and predetermined pitching data relating to said baseball pitcher'"'"'s body mechanics during a pitching motion into output data; generating said output data; and providing a pitched ball critique field. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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