A Practice Bat

Abstract

The present invention provides for a practice bat having a handle and a barrel, both of which can be made from wood or other material, and a shaft being made from plastic, carbon, fiberglass or other material. The diameter of the shaft is less than the diameter of the either the handle or barrel.

1 . A practice bat comprising: 
 a handle having a tip end and a butt end, said handle having regulation sized measurements;    a barrel having regulation sized measurements so as to engage regulation balls; and    a flexible shaft having a smaller diameter than said handle and said barrel, said shaft having a first end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said handle and a second end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said barrel,    wherein the combined weight of said handle, said barrel and said shaft being approximately the same weight as an actual bat.    
   
   
       2 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said handle is made from wood.  
   
   
       3 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said handle is between 9 inches and 11 inches in length.  
   
   
       4 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said barrel is made from wood.  
   
   
       5 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said barrel is between 7 inches and 8 inches in length.  
   
   
       6 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said shaft has a diameter of between ¼ inch and ¾ inch.  
   
   
       7 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said first end of said shaft is embedded the entire length of said handle.  
   
   
       8 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said second end of said shaft is embedded the entire length of said barrel.  
   
   
       9 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said shaft is made from material from the group consisting of plastic, carbon and fiberglass.  
   
   
       10 . The practice bat of  claim 1  further comprising a ferrule mounted on said shaft adjacent said handle.  
   
   
       11 . The practice bat of  claim 1  wherein said barrel further comprises one or more weighted inserts located within said barrel.  
   
   
       12 . A practice bat comprising: 
 a wooden handle having a tip end and a butt end;    a wooden barrel; and    a flexible fiberglass shaft having a smaller diameter than said handle and said barrel, said shaft having a first end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said handle and a second end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said barrel,    wherein the combined weight of said handle, said barrel and said shaft being approximately the same weight as an actual bat.    
   
   
       13 . The practice bat of  claim 12  wherein said handle is between 9 inches and 11 inches in length.  
   
   
       14 . The practice bat of  claim 12  wherein said barrel is between 7 inches and 8 inches in length.  
   
   
       15 . The practice bat of  claim 12  wherein said shaft has a diameter of between ¼ inch and ¾ inch.  
   
   
       16 . The practice bat of  claim 12  further comprising a ferrule mounted on said shaft adjacent said handle.  
   
   
       17 . The practice bat of  claim 12  wherein said barrel further comprises one or more weighted inserts located within said barrel.  
   
   
       18 . A practice bat comprising: 
 a wooden handle having a tip end and a butt end, said handle being between 9 inches and 11 inches in length;    a wooden barrel, said barrel being between 7 inches and 8 inches in length;    one or more weighted inserts located within said barrel;    a flexible fiberglass shaft having a diameter of between ¼ inch and ¾ inch, said shaft having a first end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said handle and a second end embedded along the longitudinal axis of said barrel; and    a ferrule mounted on said shaft adjacent said handle,    wherein the combined weight of said handle, said barrel and said shaft being approximately the same weight as an actual bat.