Patent ID: 6050907
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A practice ball for enabling an individual contacting said ball with a striking instrument to determine whether the striking instrument contacts said ball at a desired location, said practice ball including(a) a spherically shaped body; and,(b) at least one arm mounted on said body and moveable between at least two operative positions(i) a first operative position with at least a portion of said arm extending outwardly from said body, and(ii) a second operative position different from said first operative position with said arm displaced from said first operative position,said arm(iii) being displaced from said first to said second operative position by hitting said portion of said arm with said striking instrument, and(iv) after being hit with said striking instrument, remaining in said second operative position to permit confirmation that said arm was hit with said striking instrument and moved from said first to said second operative position.