Patent ID: 8079917
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An athletic training apparatus for providing tactile feedback to an athlete in detecting movement of the head of an athlete while the athlete executes a swing at a stationary ball, the training apparatus comprising: a support frame including a pair of horizontal base supports in spaced apart parallel relationship, each base support having a first end and a second end, said first ends secured to upstanding leg supports, said upstanding leg supports forming an acute angle with said base supports, said upstanding leg supports terminating in a cross member extending between said upstanding leg supports, and a swivel hinge mounted to said cross member, said swivel hinge rotatable about said cross member, said swivel hinge having secured thereto a first end of an extended support arm, and a head piece, said head piece comprising a cylindrical type core encapsulated in a foam and waterproof fabric adapted to frictionally contact the forehead of an athlete, said head piece secured to a second end of said extended support arm allowing said athlete to execute a swing.