Patent ID: 7445569

Claim:
A device for teaching pitching, for use in ball games, attached to the forearm of a pitching arm of a user, comprising: (a) an elongated U shaped coiled tubular structure, which flexes during use and returns to its original shape when not in use, comprising a curved end portion aligned adjacent to the elbow of said pitching arm, and a pair of parallel straight shaft portions with a pair of solid tips wherein each solid tip is fused onto an end of a parallel straight shaft portion of said pair of parallel straight shaft portions, aligned on opposing sides of said forearm parallel to the longitudinal axis of said forearm, and running in length up to the hand of said user; (b) a filament like anchoring means, with opposing ends; (c) a sphere with a polar tunnel which accepts said filament like anchoring means; wherein each opposing end of said opposing ends of said filament like anchoring means are attached by a common attachment means to said each solid tip of said pair of solid tips; and (d) a strap with opposing ends, wherein each opposing end of said strap is attached to said end of a parallel straight shaft portion of said pair of parallel straight shaft portions, forming a reverse sling which rests on the upper surface of said forearm to support said device, whereby, in conjunction with plurality of body parts required for pitching, said sphere is aligned with and gripped with the fingers of said hand and then released, wherein said sphere moves in a plurality of directions as far as said filament like anchoring means will allow, while being anchored to said filament like anchoring means, in order to simulate pitching.