Baseball bat training aid and method of use
OwnerRichard Hathawayinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A training aid for a baseball bat includes an outer portion and an inner core portion which is relatively rigid with respect to the outer portion, the aid is for placement against a bat handle having an arched outer surface which is of a size to extend along inside middle knuckles of one's fingers for purposes of providing knuckle alignment while permitting a substantial portion of one's fingers free to grip the bat handle to provide a tactile sensation of gripping the bat principally with one's fingers and not one's palms and, which when so gripped by a batter, the training aid provides knuckle alignment for each hand and promotes anatomical superior fluidity of motion in one's hands, wrists and arms during a swing.
Claims15
A training aid for aiding in training proper grip of a bat handle, which includes:
- an elongated member including an outer portion and an inner core portion which is rigid with respect to said outer portion, said member is characterized in cross section to include an arch of substantially same dimension throughout a longitudinal length of said member with an arched bottom surface complementary and for connection to a circumferential portion of the bat handle in a non-self retaining manner on the handle and has an arched outer surface which is of a size to extend along inside middle knuckles of one's fingers for purposes of providing knuckle alignment while permitting a substantial portion of one's fingers free to grip the bat handle and to provide a tactile sensation of gripping the bat principally with one's fingers and not one's palms and, which when so gripped by a batter, said training aid provides knuckle alignment for each hand and promotes anatomical superior fluidity of motion in one's hands, wrists and arms during a swing, wherein said outer portion is a generally translucent material and said inner core portion is opaque.
A training aid for aiding in training proper grip of a bat handle, which includes:
- an elongated member including an outer portion and an inner core portion wherein said outer portion is of a generally translucent material and said inner core portion is of an opaque material having a unique color indicative of a particular size aid within a set of training aids, and wherein said member is characterized in cross section to include an arch of substantially same dimension throughout a longitudinal length of said member with an arched bottom surface complementary and for connection to a circumferential portion of the bat handle in a non-self retaining manner on the handle and has an arched outer surface which is of a size to extend along inside middle knuckles of one's fingers for purposes of providing knuckle alignment while permitting a substantial portion of one's fingers free to grip the bat handle and to provide a tactile sensation of gripping the bat principally with one's fingers and not one's palms and, which when so gripped by a batter, said training aid provides knuckle alignment for each hand and promotes anatomical superior fluidity of motion in one's hands, wrists and arms during a swing.
A method of training a proper grip of a bat handle, which includes the steps of employing an elongated member having a cross section including an arch of substantially same dimension throughout a longitudinal length of said member with an arched bottom surface complementary and for connection to a circumferential portion of the bat handle in a non-self retaining manner on the handle and has an arched outer surface which is of a size to extend along inside middle knuckles of one's fingers for purposes of providing knuckle alignment while permitting a substantial portion of one's fingers free to grip the bat handle and to provide a tactile sensation of gripping the bat principally with one's fingers and not one's palms and, which when so gripped by a batter, said training aid provides knuckle alignment for each hand and promotes anatomical superior fluidity of motion in one's hands, wrists and arms during a swing, disposing said member onto the bat handle, and gripping about said member and the handle in a manner such that one's knuckles are disposed over said arched outer surface, wherein said training aid includes an outer portion and an inner core portion wherein said outer portion is of a generally translucent material and said inner core portion is of an opaque material having a unique color indicative of a particular size aid within a set of training aids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.