Split grip training bat

Abstract

A split grip baseball bat for use in training batters to hit breaking or off-speed pitches with proper form comprises a barrel shaft with optional foam attachment on a distal end forking into two handles on the proximate end, the two handles each comprising a longitudinal axis not concentric to the longitudinal axis of the barrel shaft. The two handles may be welded onto a non-standard barrel shaft, or alternatively, clamped onto the barrel shaft of an existing bat, and may comprise a U-shaped, L-shaped, or horseshoe-shaped curvature.

1 . A training baseball bat comprising a distal and a proximate end, a barrel at the distal end, and two handles at the proximate end, wherein the barrel forks into the two handles, wherein the two handles are at least partially parallel to the barrel, and wherein neither of the two parallel handles comprises a longitudinal axis concentric to the barrel. 
     
     
         2 . The bat of  claim 1 , further comprising a foam pad concentric to and wrapped around the barrel. 
     
     
         3 . The bat of  claim 1 , wherein the two handles are welded directly to the barrel at the fork. 
     
     
         4 . The bat of  claim 3 , wherein each of the two handles comprises a straight section extending perpendicular to the barrel of the bat before curving towards the distal end, wherein the straight section is welded directly to the fork. 
     
     
         5 . The bat of  claim 1 , wherein the two handles are joined by means of a straight portion connecting the two handles, the straight section having a socket for receiving the barrel of a bat. 
     
     
         6 . The bat of  claim 5 , wherein the straight portion connecting the two handles comprises a socket for receiving a bat barrel. 
     
     
         7 . The bat of  claim 6 , wherein the socket receives a standard bat, the standard bat thereby comprising a third handle concentric to the barrel.