Patent ID: 7833109

Claim:
A device for training a person in slow motion to hit a ball at the sweet spot on a sports implement comprising: (a) a housing configured to be removably affixed to a surface and comprising: (1) a tube having an internal lip at one end and adjustably fixed to the housing; (2) a rod slidably fitting within the tube; (3) a stop affixed to an end of the rod to stop movement of the rod in one direction by abutting the end of the tube with the lip; (4) a compression spring surrounding the rod and configured to slidably fit within the tube up to the internal lip in the tube so as to resist movement of the rod through the tube; (5) a ball affixed to an end of the rod opposite the stop; and, (6) a pin affixed to the ball and configured to extend radially outward from the ball; and, (b) a plate removably affixed to the sports implement at its sweet spot and configured to define a center hole therethrough of sufficient size to contain the pin.