Patent ID: 7713150
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a ball into a field of play, comprising the steps of: 1) Providing a uniquely styled striking instrument having a substantially cylindrical bat extending between a handle end and a hitting end, the bat including a first section proximate the handle end and a second section proximate the hitting end, the first and second sections meeting at a junction between the handle end and hitting end; wherein, the second section transitions from a narrow first diameter at the hitting end to a wider second diameter at said junction; 2) Providing a uniquely styled ball having a substantially spherically shape with an outer surface, the outer surface of the ball defining at least one substantially cylindrical bore through the center of the ball, the bore having a third diameter, where the third diameter is greater than the first diameter and less than the second diameter of the bat; 3) Placing the ball on the bat by manually positioning the bore of the ball around the hitting end of the bat; 4) Placing the ball on the bat such that the bore is in sliding engagement with the hitting surface of the hitting end of the bat; 5) Rotating the bat along a rotation axis proximate the handle end of the bat so that the hitting end of the bat moves in a rapid upward motion causing the ball to slide along the hitting surface of the bat in a direction from the handle end toward the hitting end and to become separated from the bat as the hitting end of the bat approaches an upward orientation, where the ball follows a substantially vertical trajectory rising; 6) Attempting to strike the ball with the bat as the ball descends toward the playing area.