Batting practice tee

Abstract

A batting practice tee for baseball and softball practice is provided. The batting practice tee includes a home plate and a stem. The top of the stem includes a supporting part, which includes a plurality of upright-standing and resilient hairs to hold the ball. As the friction between the ball and the hairs are reduced, the trajectory path of the ball can accurately reflect the hitting force and position to provide better simulation and training of the practice.

1 . A batting practice tee, applicable to baseball and softball batting practice, comprising: 
 a home plate;    a stem, located at the center of the top surface of said home plate; and    a supporting part, further comprising a plurality of upright-standing and resilient hairs, distributed on the top surface of said stem.    
   
   
       2 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said stem further comprises a main stem body and a secondary stem body, said secondary stem body is inserted inside said main stem body, and can be extended or retracted to adjust the height of said tee.  
   
   
       3 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said secondary stem body is made of a resilient and bendable material.  
   
   
       4 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supporting part is a round shape, and said hairs distributed on said top have different height, with said hair at the center being shorter and increasing gradually towards the circumference to form a curve to match the curve of a ball.  
   
   
       5 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said supporting part comprises a plurality of supporting units, with each supporting unit comprising a plurality of upright-standing and resilient hairs, and said supporting units are arranged in a circle around the top surface of said stem.  
   
   
       6 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising a main supporting unit, with shorter hairs, surrounded by said supporting units.  
   
   
       7 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said hairs of said main supporting unit are harder, but still resilient, to provide the support of the weight of a ball.  
   
   
       8 . The batting practice tee as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said circle of said supporting units comprises at least three supporting units made of harder material, and arranged in an evenly distributed fashion in said circle.