Patent ID: 7951019

Claim:
An apparatus for teaching bunting techniques, said apparatus comprising: a mat defining a forward direction, a rearward direction opposite said forward direction, a right direction perpendicular to said forward direction and said rearward direction, and a left direction opposite said right direction; a depiction of a target provided on said mat; a strike zone width extending over said target and in a forward direction in front of said target; an imaginary clock center point in said strike zone width, said clock center point being located in said forward direction in front of said target; wherein said forward direction generally defines a twelve o'clock orientation with respect to said clock center point; a one o'clock fiducial marking provided on said mat across said strike zone width in front of said target, said one o'clock fiducial marking extending generally in an eight o'clock to one o'clock orientation with respect to said clock center point; a two o'clock fiducial marking provided on said mat across said strike zone width spaced apart from said one o'clock fiducial marking and provided more proximal said target than said one o'clock fiducial marking, said two o'clock fiducial marking extending generally in a seven o'clock to two o'clock orientation with respect to said clock center point; an eleven o'clock fiducial marking provided on said mat across said strike zone width in front of said target and extending generally in a four o'clock to eleven o'clock orientation with respect to said clock center point; a ten o'clock fiducial marking provided on said mat across said strike zone width spaced apart from said eleven o'clock fiducial marking and provided more proximal said target than said eleven o'clock fiducial marking, said ten o'clock fiducial marking extending generally in a five o'clock to ten o'clock orientation with respect to said clock center point.