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US 10,744,386 B1Granted
Swing training device
OwnerSteve Overbyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a swing training device for enabling a user to learn a proper swing. The swing training device comprising a barrel, a handle having a first handle portion and a second handle portion and an extender device coupling the first handle portion and the second handle portion. The swing training device is configured to enable a user to achieve proper swing mechanics through feedback or diagnosis and correction of an individual user's swing. The swing training device further configured enable the user to establish muscle memory in the correct batting position so that the user would be able to assume the proper position and execute the swing consistently with proper swing mechanics.
Claims12
A swing training device, comprising:
- a bat having a barrel and a handle, wherein the handle includes a first handle portion and a second handle portion;
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- an extender device coupling the first handle portion and the second handle portion of the handle, said extender device indicating whether proper or improper swing mechanics are exhibited upon swinging of said bat, the extender device includes a tensioning member and a threaded moving member therein, said tensioning member being a spring that is raveled around said threaded moving member, said tensioning member being fully expanded upon said first handle portion and said second handle portion being in contact with each other, said threaded moving member extends from said first handle portion and entirely through said extender device and engages said second handle portion through a through hole thereof located at a bottom of said second handle portion, said threaded moving member extends partially through said first handle portion at an upper portion thereof, said threaded moving member also extends entirely through said extending device and partially through said second handle portion at a lower portion thereof, wherein the barrel rotates when said proper swing mechanics are exhibited, said tensioning member loads as said barrel rotates causing the first handle portion and the second handle portion to separate via the extender device during a proper swing of said bat, said first handle portion and said second handle portion remain in line with one another even as separation of said first handle portion and second handle portion occurs, when said improper swing mechanics are exhibited said first handle portion and said second handle portion remain in contact, after separation of said first handle portion and said second handle portion said tensioning member returns to full expansion as said barrel stops to rotate thereby bringing said first handle portion and said second handle portion back together.
A swing training device, comprising:
- a bat having a barrel and a handle, wherein the handle includes a first handle portion and a second handle portion, a user's hands are placed on and grip said handle, one of the user's hands grips said first handle portion and the other of the user's hands grips said second handle portion, said user's hands being in contact with one another when said first handle portion and said second handle portion are in contact;
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- an extender device coupling and entirely in between the first handle portion and the second handle portion of the handle, said extender device indicating whether proper or improper mechanics are exhibited upon swinging of said bat, wherein the extender device includes a tensioning member and a threaded moving member therein, said tensioning member being a spring that is raveled around said threaded moving member, said tensioning member being fully expanded upon said first handle portion and said second handle portion being in contact with each other, said threaded moving member extends from said first handle portion and entirely through said extender device and engages said second handle portion through a through hole located at a bottom of said second handle portion, said through hole being threaded, said threaded moving member extends partially through said first handle portion at an upper portion thereof, said threaded moving member also extends entirely through said extending device and partially through said second handle portion at a lower portion thereof, wherein the barrel rotates if proper swing mechanics exhibited, said tensioning member loads as said barrel rotates leading the first handle portion and the second handle portion to separate via the extender device during proper swinging of said bat, said user's hands also separate when said proper swing mechanics are used, said first handle portion and said second handle portion remain in line with one another even as separation from one another occurs, when said improper swing mechanics are exhibited said first handle portion and said second handle portion remain in contact and the user's hands remain in contact as well, after separation of said first handle portion and said second handle portion said tensioning member returns to full expansion as said barrel stops to rotate thereby bringing said first handle portion and said second handle portion back together.
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