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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Zvtee, Seaford, DE (US);
Daniel Allen Penrod, Seaford, DE (US);
Shawn Eisemann, Bishopville, MD (US);
ZVTEE, Seaford, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for improving batter technique is herein disclosed. In certain embodiments, the apparatus is a batting tee that includes a base, a vertical shaft assembly that is mounted to the base and has a ball support at an uppermost end thereof, a light source housed within the vertical shaft assembly and designed to illuminate an area proximate the ball support, and a controller for activating the light source. In certain embodiments, the method includes providing the above-described batting tee, placing a ball on the ball support of the tee, hitting the ball off the ball support to activate the light source, and keeping eye contact with the illuminated area.