| CPC A63B 69/0002 (2013.01) [A63B 2069/0008 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2225/093 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A ball swing training system comprising:
a ball swing training device, including a support assembly and a swing assembly carried by the support assembly; wherein
the swing assembly comprises:
a bracket, having a first member and a second member arranged in spaced-apart relationship with one another, the bracket further comprising an open, first end defined between respective ends of the first and second members, wherein a second end of the bracket opposite the first end is connected to the support assembly,
at least one pair of resistance pads, said at least one pair of resistance pads comprising elastically deformable, first and second pads mountable to the first and second members of the bracket, respectively, wherein the first and second pads when mounted on the first and second members are elastically biased to a rest position in which the first and second pads are oriented towards one another with respective front sides of the first and second pads providing a striking surface, and wherein the first and second pads when mounted on the first and second members are elastically deformable from said rest position by a hand-operated bat impacting the striking surface and are configured to absorb part of a mechanical energy of said bat when said bat impacts the striking surface and to deform away from one another allowing said bat to pass through the first and second pads; and further wherein
the support assembly is adjustable for repositioning the swing assembly along one or more directions; wherein
the bracket further comprises a cross-member, wherein the cross-member is more flexible than the at least one pair of resistance pads, and further wherein the cross-member is mountable from the first member to the second member and in spaced-apart relationship and generally parallel to the first and second pads in the rest position.
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