Patent ID: 7670238
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of using a ball hitting training device, comprising the steps of: providing a ball hitting training device, the device comprising: loading a first bat into the device, wherein the first bat comprises a knob, a handle, and a head, by inserting the knob of the first bat into the bat head opening and feeding it through the pocket to the bat handle opening; loading a second bat into the device, wherein the second bat comprises a knob, a handle, and a head, by inserting the knob of the second bat into the bat head opening of the unoccupied pocket and feeding it through the pocket to the bat handle opening; twisting the first and second bats such that their respective handles and knobs touch and the knob of one bat is closer to the bat handle openings than the knob of the other bat; cinching the fastener around the first and second bats; placing the first and second bat head ends on the ground in front of the user such that the hitting surface is parallel to the user's chest; placing the bat handle closest to the user into the dominant hand, such that the handle rests on the fingers of the dominant hand; positioning the non-dominant hand on a section of the handle adjacent to that occupied by the dominant hand and located between the dominant hand and the knob, such that the handle rests on the fingers of the non-dominant hand; gripping the bat handles of both bats firmly; lifting the bats into a hitting stance; swinging the bats, such that when the bats enter the strike zone, one bat is directly above the other bat.