Instruction Pitch Baseball
OwnerHenry A. Fifieldinventor
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Abstract
An instructional device for the teaching of gripping a baseball for a predetermined throwing action of a delivered pitch includes a sphere of two identical figure-eight shaped cover pieces with a continuous seam stitching along with a plurality of locations imprinted on the cover pieces adapted to receive the placement of a user's index finger, middle finger and thumb in grasping the ball to subsequently hurl it with the characteristics of a Four-seam Fastball, Two-seamed Fastball, Slider, Split-finger Fastball or other thrown pitches.
Claims11
An instructional device for the teaching of the gripping of a ball for a predetermined throwing action, comprising:
- a sphere of two identical figure-eight-shaped cover pieces with a continuous seam stitching;
- and
- a plurality of locations imprinted at predefined positions along the cover pieces adapted for receiving the placement of a user's index finger, middle finger and thumb in grasping the ball;
- with the plurality of locations being positioned to give to a subsequent throwing of the ball the characteristics of a predetermined pitch to be hurled in a baseball or softball game.
A kit for an instructional device for the teaching of the gripping of a ball for a predetermined throwing action, comprising:
- a sphere of two identical figure-eight-shaped cover pieces with a continuous seam stitching;
- a plurality of locations imprinted at predefined positions along the cover pieces adapted for receiving the placement of a user's index finger, middle finger and thumb in grasping the ball;
- with the plurality of locations being positioned to give to a subsequent throwing of the ball the characteristics of a predetermined pitch to be hurled in a baseball or softball game;
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- a package for said sphere also including one of written, audio, or video supplementary material describing the rudiments of a manner of gripping the ball and hurling it in said baseball or softball game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.