The wedge

Abstract

A training bat includes a barrel, the barrel includes a sweet spot visual indicator region, the sweet spot visual indicator region including one or more parallel visual markings positioned to indicate a relative distance from where a ball strikes a sweet spot of the barrel, the sweet spot representing a location on the barrel that results in maximum power.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A training bat comprising:
 a barrel;   a handle; and   a knob, the barrel comprising a sweet spot visual indicator region and two hitting surfaces.   
     
     
         2 . The training bat of  claim 1  further comprising two hitting surfaces for making contact with a ball that are highlighted in the sweet spot visual indicator region. 
     
     
         3 . The training bat of claim  3  further comprising two flat surfaces sweet spot visual indicator region configured to alert a player that they have used the training bat incorrectly. 
     
     
         4 . The training bat of  claim 1  wherein the sweet spot visual indicator region comprises one or more parallel visual markings positioned to indicate a relative distance from where a ball strikes a sweet spot of the barrel, the sweet spot representing a location on the barrel that results in maximum power when struck by a ball. 
     
     
         3 . The training bat of claim  4  wherein the one or more parallel visual markings comprise a central visual marking. 
     
     
         4 . The training bat of claim  5  wherein the central visual marking is positioned at a center of the sweet spot. 
     
     
         5 . The training bat of  claim 1  wherein the sweet spot visual indicator region is clear coated to show the player where the sweet spot area is. 
     
     
         6 . The training bat of  claim 1  wherein a diameter of the sweet spot visual indicator region is smaller than diameters of the barrel above and below the sweet spot visual indicator region. 
     
     
         7 . A training bat comprising a barrel, the barrel comprising a sweet spot visual indicator region, the sweet spot visual indicator region comprising one or more parallel visual markings positioned to indicate a relative distance from where a ball strikes a sweet spot of the barrel, the sweet spot representing a location on the barrel that results in maximum power. 
     
     
         8 . The training bat of claim  9  wherein the one or more parallel visual markings comprise a central visual marking. 
     
     
         9 . The training bat of claim  10  wherein the central visual marking is positioned at a center of the sweet spot. 
     
     
         10 . The training bat of claim  11  wherein the sweet spot visual indicator region is clear coated to identify the sweet spot area of the bat. 
     
     
         11 . The training bat of  claim 9  wherein a diameter of the sweet spot visual indicator region is smaller than diameters of the barrel above and below the sweet spot visual indicator region.