Slip it & rip it

Abstract

A hitting aid and method of use to improve a baseball/softball players batting swing and swinging path. The proper bat swing path is characterized by placing the round barrel part of the bat level to the round ball to strike the ball in a solid manner. The method of use, comprises of slipping on a vertical pad or pads with various colors and adjusting the pad to the desired handle and or barrel positions. While swinging at a ball the hitter is always keeping the vertical pads in the upright vertical position, automatically forcing the round bat to strike the round ball squarely through the pre-impact, impact, and post impact palms up positions that are required for solid zone striking contact for any kind of pitch or location, thus eliminating arm and wrist rolling over or under the ball.

The embodiments of the said invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A vertical hitting training tool provided for hitting comprising of: one or two high tear resistant stretchable foam pads with of various shapes, colors or sizes that encircles and hugs tightly a said player's wood, metal, composite, plastic baseball/softball bat/stick, and designed with a slit or hole or diamond opening completely through the middle of the foam slipped over the knob of the said bat encircling and hugging anywhere along the length of the player's bat including the handle and barrel of said bat or stick. 
     
     
         2 . Said vertical hitting training tool in  claim 1 , pad or pads encircling and hugging the bat can be adjusted to desired positions along the handle and barrel prior to player's “sweet spot” practice swings including; dry swings, tee ball, toss machine etc. Keeping said predetermined vertical positions of the vertical pads with various colors, vertical, throughout pre impact, impact, and post impact positions aid the player/hitter to accomplish the proper swing path. 
     
     
         3 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 1 , when said player/hitter keeps the colored vertical pads vertical swing-after-swing while training day after day he/or she trains their brains and muscles to respond automatically throughout the complete impact swinging zone no matter the location of the pitch. Said vertical pads kept vertical while encircling the bat handle and or barrel places the player/hitter in the correct arm and palms up position that is desired to accomplish a proper swing path for any pitch or location producing solid ball contact thus increasing hitting successes, including increased batting averages, runs batted in and Home Runs. 
     
     
         4 . Baseball/softball vertical hitting training tool in  claim 1  slipped on a baseball or softball bat comprising; a three dimensional rectangle foam pad with rounded or square corners with various colors ranging from 5″-10″ in length by 3″-10″ wide by ¼″-5″ depth with a 1″-3″ slit or 1″-3″ hole in the center of the vertical pad. wherein said pad and 1″-3″ slit or 1″-3″ hole go hand in hand. 
     
     
         5 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 4  said 1″-3″ slit opening centered in the said foam pad having means for slipping onto, encircling and hugging said handle and barrel of said bat. 
     
     
         6 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 4  said 1″-3″ hole centered in the said foam pad having means for slipping onto, encircling and hugging said handle and barrel of said bat. 
     
     
         7 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 1  said means for attaching said vertical foam pad of various colors to said bat is a 1″-3″ slit or 1″-3″ hole where by the complete colored vertical pad encircles the bat knob, handle, and or barrel by way of the 1″-3″ slit or 1″-3″ hole to any point on handle or barrel of the bat. 
     
     
         8 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 3  by said player/hitter while dry swinging, hitting balls from a batting tee or toss machine and is not keeping the colored vertical pads vertical throughout the impact swinging zone will allow hitter to see colored pads rolling over or slipping under the said ball causing ground outs and pop ups and in turn this will teach said player/hitter to self correct on future practice swings keeping colored vertical pad or pads vertical accomplishing the proper swing path and increasing solid ball contact. 
     
     
         9 . Wherein vertical hitting training tool in  claim 3 , when said player/hitter keeps the colored vertical pads vertical swing-after-swing while training day after day he/or she trains their brains and muscles to respond automatically while participating in future practices and games when their vertical pads aren't on their bat's.