Patent ID: 8123635

Claim:
An arm extension apparatus for use by a person for athletic training, comprising: a base having an elongate generally planar configuration and defining an interior space and an open end in communication with said interior space; a paddle coupled to said base and having proximal and distal portions, said paddle being slidably movable relative to said base between a retracted configuration in which said proximal portion of said paddle is substantially received inside said interior space of said base through said open end and an extended configuration in which said proximal portion is substantially outside said interior space of said base; an attachment member coupled to said base and having a generally arcuate configuration complementary to the person's forearm, said attachment member having a strap extending therefrom for removably securing said attachment member to the person's arm such that said attachment member is removably positioned thereon and said strap is removably extended thereabout; wherein: said paddle proximal portion includes a generally planar and elongate configuration complementary to a configuration of said base and said paddle distal portion includes a generally planar configuration having a width greater than a width of said paddle proximal portion; said paddle includes a tapered section connecting said proximal and distal portions together; said base and said paddle define a single imaginary longitudinal axis and are co-planar; and said base having a stop coupled to said base and movable between an open configuration allowing said paddle to slidably move relative to said base and a closed configuration not allowing said paddle to move relative to said base; and a connection member extending between said base and said attachment member, said connection member having a generally rigid construction causing said base and said paddle to be offset a fixed distance from said attachment member and generally perpendicular to said base and to said attachment member such that said paddle is operable without use of a user's hands.