INSTRUMENTED, ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE BATTING TEE

摘要

An instrumented, swing path adjustable, angle-adjustable batting tee is disclosed that measures both a bat speed and a ball exit velocity as a hitter swings a bat and initiates contact with a ball positioned on the tee. A bat speed radar detector is coupled to the tee and positioned within proximity of the ball set on the tee so that the bat speed radar detector measures the bat speed upon the bat initiating contact with the ball. A ball exit velocity radar is coupled to the tee and positioned within proximity of a ball flight of the ball as it leaves the bat so that the ball exit velocity radar measures the ball exit velocity of the ball in-flight after contact between the bat and the ball. The ball flight is a path that the ball travels after contact between the bat and a baseball or softball.

主权项

1. An instrumented, angle-adjustable batting tee, comprising:
a batting tee configuration configured to hold a ball positioned on the batting tee configuration; a bat speed radar coupled to the batting tee configuration and positioned within proximity of the ball positioned on the batting tee configuration below a swing plane of a hitter and fixed at a bat angle that is aligned with the swing plane of the hitter and configured to measure the bat speed of a bat when contact is initiated between the bat and the ball, wherein the bat speed is a velocity of the bat when contact is initiated between the bat and the ball; and a ball exit velocity radar coupled to the batting tee configuration and fixed at a ball angle that is aligned with a ball exit velocity vector of the ball that is associated with a ball flight of the ball after contact between the bat and the ball and is positioned below the ball flight of the ball a distance from the ball positioned on the batting tee configuration and configured to measure the ball exit velocity of the ball after contact between the bat and the ball before the ball exit velocity decreases when travelling along the ball flight and does not detect the bat as the bat travels through the ball flight, wherein the ball exit velocity is an exit velocity of the ball early in-flight after contact between the bat and the ball, wherein the bat speed radar and the ball exit velocity radar are configured to measure both the bat speed and the ball exit velocity that result from a single swing of the bat in an attempt by the hitter to initiate contact with the ball by the bat.