Patent ID: 7927238
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method for dictating the path in space of a person's stride foot while performing the overhand throwing motion, the person being defined by a center line that bisects the body vertically into equal left and right sides, the method comprising: providing a training apparatus on a throwing surface, the training apparatus comprising a first end, a second end, and a guiding surface interconnecting the first end to the second end, the guiding surface being adjustable in altitude; and performing the act of throwing toward a target including (a) standing on the throwing surface adjacent the training apparatus in a starting position, (b) directing the stride foot from the throwing surface to a contact point on the guiding surface wherein the side of the person's lead hip is on a substantially direct path toward the target, (c) directing the stride foot along the guiding surface toward the second end until the person's hips begin to rotate open toward the throwing target defining the moment of removal of the stride foot off the guiding surface, and (d) from the moment of removal directing the stride foot to a landing spot on the throwing surface adjacent the training apparatus.