Patent ID: 8585516

Claim:
A ball hitting practice device comprising a weighted base, a vertical support connected to the base, and a horizontal support slidably connected to a top of the vertical support, said device having a first side and a second side at two ends of the horizontal support; a line having a first end and a second end, said line slidably connected to the horizontal support; a first-end magnet fixedly connected to said first end of said line; a connector fixedly connected to said second end of said line comprising a connector-magnet, a connector-loop, and a removable counterweight; at least one height adjustment peg attached to said vertical support on said second side of said vertical support; wherein a ball having a magnetic component concealed beneath said ball's outside surface is releasably attachable to said first-end magnet; and wherein said ball is suspended off the ground at any height below a height of the first side of said horizontal support when said removable counterweight is attached to said connector.