Bat swing training device
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1. A bat swing training device for use in correcting a batter'"'"'s swing comprising:
- A) a bat with a proximal handle or grip, a handle portion and a distal end, said bat including an axial passage extending proximally from the distal tip barrel end into the bat to receive the training aid,B) a training aid including a structure received in the axial passage of said bat that, at a predetermined bat speed, generates a snapping sound, said training aid including;
i) a shaft extending longitudinally through and rotatable in said training aid,ii) first and second stops at longitudinally spaced positions along said shaft,iii) a magnet on said shaft proximate said first stop, andiv) a slider of a paramagnetic material mounted on said shaft intermediate said first and second stops that is magnetically attracted to said first stop whereby upon proper swinging the bat, inertial forces overcome the magnetic attraction and said slider accelerates to said second stop thereby to produce a sound, andC) means for affixing said training aid to the bat.
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Abstract
A bat swing training device for enabling the diagnosis and correction of an individual batter'"'"'s swing. The training device includes a conventional bat modified to receive a training aid at its distal. The training aid provides a snapping sound if an individual swings the bat at greater than a predetermined speed such that inertial forces overcome magnetic forces acting on a paramagnetic slider and the slider accelerates from a first stop to a second stop producing a snap. The position of the batter'"'"'s hands at the time of the snap indicates whether the batter'"'"'s swing is correct.
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1. A bat swing training device for use in correcting a batter'"'"'s swing comprising:
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A) a bat with a proximal handle or grip, a handle portion and a distal end, said bat including an axial passage extending proximally from the distal tip barrel end into the bat to receive the training aid, B) a training aid including a structure received in the axial passage of said bat that, at a predetermined bat speed, generates a snapping sound, said training aid including; i) a shaft extending longitudinally through and rotatable in said training aid, ii) first and second stops at longitudinally spaced positions along said shaft, iii) a magnet on said shaft proximate said first stop, and iv) a slider of a paramagnetic material mounted on said shaft intermediate said first and second stops that is magnetically attracted to said first stop whereby upon proper swinging the bat, inertial forces overcome the magnetic attraction and said slider accelerates to said second stop thereby to produce a sound, and C) means for affixing said training aid to the bat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A bat swing training device for use in correcting a batter'"'"'s swing comprising:
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A) a bat with a proximal handle or grip, a barrel portion, a distal end, said bat including an axial passage extending proximally from the distal tip barrel end into the bat, B) a training aid including a structure received in the axial passage of said bat that, at a predetermined bat speed, generates a snapping sound, said training aid including; i) a shaft extending longitudinally through and being rotatable in said training aid, ii) first and second stops at longitudinally spaced positions along said shaft, iii) a magnet on said shaft proximate said first stop, iv) a slider of a paramagnetic material mounted on said shaft intermediate said first and second stops that is magnetically attracted to said first stop whereby upon proper swinging the bat, inertial forces overcome the magnetic attraction and said slider accelerates to said second stop thereby to produce a sound, and v) means for adjusting the distance between said magnet and said first stop, and C) means for affixing said training aid to the bat. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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