Patent ID: 7775914

Claim:
A baseball swing training apparatus for instructing a batter to swing a bat to hit a ball, comprising: an elongate base member adapted for the batter to stand thereon, said elongate base member having a forward end, a rearward end, an inward side, and an outward side; wherein said elongate base member slopes downward at an angle from the outward side of said elongate base member to the inward side of said elongate base member such that said elongate base member elevates heels of a batter standing on said elongate base member; a forward stop member extending laterally from the inward side of said elongate base member; a step member extending substantially perpendicularly from the inward side of said elongate base member, said step member positioned between said rearward end of said base member and said forward stop member to define a forward foot area; a connecting member extending substantially parallel to said step member from the inward side of said elongate base member, said connecting member positioned between said rearward end of said base member and said step member; and a pivot stop member extending from an end of said connecting member opposite said elongate base member and substantially parallel to said elongate base member, said pivot stop member extending toward said rearward end of said elongate base member to define a rear foot area between the rearward end of said elongate base member, said connecting member, and said pivot stop member.