Systems and methods for controlling baseball bat swing
OwnerKristopher A. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a baseball bat swing are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion pivotably connected to the upper arm portion, and at least one releaseable attachment device carried by the upper arm portion and positioned to releasably attach to the user's arm. The system can further include an adjustment element operatively coupled to the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion, with the adjustment being manipulatable to control an angle between the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion. The system can be employed to train the user to achieve a consistent baseball bat swing.
Claims20
A system for controlling a user's baseball bat swing, comprising:
- an arm-mounted device that includes:
- an upper arm portion;
- a lower arm portion coupled to the upper arm portion and defining an angle therebetween;
- and
- at least one releasable attachment device positioned to releasably attach to the user's arm;
- a light source carried by the arm-mounted device, the light source having a light emission axis that is adjustable relative to the arm-mounted device;
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- a plurality of indicators positionable relative to the arm-mounted device to receive light from the light source, wherein the indicators are configured to provide an indication of at least one of a load position and a throw position.
A system for controlling a user's baseball bat swing, comprising:
- an arm-mounted device that includes:
- an upper arm portion;
- a lower arm portion pivotably connected to the upper arm portion;
- and
- at least one releasable attachment device carried by the upper arm portion and positioned to releasably attach to the user's arm;
- a light source carried by the releasable attachment device, the light source having an emission axis that is adjustable relative to the arm-mounted device;
- a load indicator positionable to provide an indication of a load position;
- and
- a swing line indicator positionable to provide an indication of a desired swing.
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A method for controlling or instructing control of a user's baseball bat swing, comprising:
- placing or instructing placement of an arm-mounted device adjacent the user's arm;
- releasably securing or instructing releasable securement of one of a) an upper arm portion of the arm-mounted device to the user's upper arm, or b) a lower arm portion of the arm-mounted device to the user's lower arm;
- positioning or instructing the positioning of the user's arm in a load position with the user's lower arm contacting the lower arm portion and the user's upper arm contacting the upper arm portion;
- swinging or instructing the swinging of the user's arm from the load position to a throw position while the user's arm disengages from the other of the upper arm portion and the lower arm portion;
- and
- repeating or instructing the repeating of the positioning and swinging operations multiple times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.