Patent ID: 8419572
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A training tool for enhancing ball handling skills, comprising: a single handle for the tool, the single handle having an outer grip surface with a weighted lower end, the single handle adapted for allowing the tool to be gripped and operated only by a single hand of a user; a post having an upper end and a lower end with an enlarged base contiguous around the lower end of the post which forms a stop with an impact surface, wherein the single handle freely slides up and down on the post between an upper position and a lower position, and at the lower position the weighted lower end directly and only contacts against the impact surface of the stop; and a cord having a first end attached to the upper end of the post, and a second end adapted to be attached to a ball, wherein gripping the outer surface of only the single handle allows a trainer to flick the handle along the post so that the weight directly and only impacts against the impact surface sending shockwave that travels down the cord to the attached ball.