Patent ID: 6296582
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A ball hitting practice device comprisinga ball, said ball slidably mounted upon a tether, said tether having an attachment end and having a distal end;a tether support means, said tether support means mountable at a base end on a mounting surface;means of attachment of said attachment of said tether to said tether support means whereby said tether is positioned substantially normal to said mounting surface when attached to said tether support means;a ball positioner mounted upon said tether proximate to said distal end of said tether;said ball positioner providing a stop for said slidably mounted ball thereby determining a target position for said ball when said ball slides to a position adjacent to said ball positioner;whereby said practice ball in said target position when struck by a user will slide on said tether and wrap around said tether support means and thereafter return to said target position.