Method and system for optimiza of baseball bats and the like

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product for measuring batted ball performance, including measuring bat and ball speeds using two or more speed measuring devices; and determining elevation and azimuth of a batted ball using a target backstop with elevation and azimuth markings.

1 . A method for measuring batted ball performance, comprising the steps of: 
 measuring bat and ball speeds using two or more speed measuring devices; and    determining elevation and azimuth of a batted ball using a target backstop with elevation and azimuth markings.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a database of test results collected by the method and for comparison at levels of play and locality.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising implementing the method via a computer program product including one or more computer-readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of the method.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising implementing the method via one or more hardware and software components configured to perform the steps of the method.  
   
   
       5 . A system for measuring batted ball performance, comprising: 
 two or more speed measuring devices for measuring bat and ball speeds; and    a target backstop with elevation and azimuth markings for determining elevation and azimuth of a batted ball.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5 , further comprising a database of test results collected by the system and for comparison at levels of play and locality.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the system includes a computer program product including one or more computer-readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to implement the system.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the system includes one or more hardware and software components configured to implement the system.  
   
   
       9 . A computer program product for measuring batted ball performance including one or more computer-readable instructions embedded on a computer readable medium and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of: 
 measunng bat and ball speeds using two or more speed measuring devices; and    determining elevation and azimuth of a batted ball using a target backstop with elevation and azimuth markings.    
   
   
       10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more computer-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more computer processors to perform the step providing a database of test results collected by the computer program product and for comparison at levels of play and locality.