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Apparatus for propelling balls smaller than a baseball, such as a golf whiffle ball, at timed intervals from a storage bin. The bin contains a plate with a single hole that rotates at timed intervals and permits one ball to be delivered to a continuous air source to propel the ball to a batter. This

Apparatus for propelling balls smaller than a baseball, such as a golf whiffle ball, at timed intervals from a storage bin. The bin contains a plate with a single hole that rotates at timed intervals and permits one ball to be delivered to a continuous air source to propel the ball to a batter. This small ball is then hit with a bat that is smaller and lighter in weight, than an ordinary baseball bat. By design, the storage bin has a mix unit in it to prevent the balls from forming a gridlock or jamming, thereby preventing normal timed operation.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method for a batter to practice batting, said method comprising the steps of:providing a ball having a weight less than about two ounces and a diameter less than about two inches;providing a bat for the batter having a diameter of about one inch;providing a hit zone between said b

[ I claim:] [1.] A method for a batter to practice batting, said method comprising the steps of:providing a ball having a weight less than about two ounces and a diameter less than about two inches;providing a bat for the batter having a diameter of about one inch;providing a hit zone between said ball and said bat of less than about three inches; andautomatically propelling said ball toward said batter from an air-activated ball-throwing device at speeds less than about thirty miles per hour in a random trajectory within a strike zone.