Patent ID: 8568254

Claim:
A batting tee system comprising: a support base having a support base periphery, a home plate having a home plate periphery that is smaller than the support base periphery; a ball carrying at least one target indicator; a swing arm pivotally coupled to the support base a pivot point located outside of the home plate periphery, the swing arm movable laterally over and proximate to an upper surface of the home plate; an adjustable-height tee coupled to the swing arm, the tee selectively positionable along a desired bat-to-ball contact path defined relative to the home plate; wherein the swing arm includes an effective, fixed length defined as a distance from the pivot point to the adjustable-height batting tee, the fixed length determines the contact path that permits the tee to be selectively positioned at any point along the contact path by rotating only the swing arm about the pivot point to place the ball where a batter should contact the ball for achieving a desired type of pitch; and a netting system positionable at a desired distance from the tee, the netting system having a plurality of indicators arranged to provide feedback information regarding a direction of the ball after the ball is struck with a bat.