Patent ID: 9737777
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A63B,A63F,G06F

Claim:
1. A sports performance improvement system comprising: a sleeve configured to slide over a sports bat, wherein said sports bat comprises a handle, a barrel positioned opposite to said handle, and an area in between said handle and said barrel comprising a sweet spot, wherein a location of said sweet spot on said bat comprises a location that transfers a maximum energy to a ball that is contacted by said bat and produces a minimal vibration at said handle of said bat, and wherein said sleeve comprises: an end cap positioned over said sleeve and housing electronic components, wherein said end cap is positioned over a barrel of said bat; and an electrical connection within said inner portion of said sleeve and connected to said at least one sensor and said end cap, wherein said electronic components comprise any of: wherein said electronic components collectively provide at least one manner of measuring and reporting in real-time any of a contact and a force of said ball on said location of said sweet spot on said bat.