Patent ID: 7959528

Claim:
A training aid for impact sports comprising: a vertically oriented resilient tubular body, said tubular body defining a central core, said central core sized to receive a sensor pod; a mount assembly affixed to an outer surface of said tubular body for affixing said training aid to an external support; a sensor pod having a pod body sized and shaped to be closely received within said central core of said tubular body, said sensor pod having a cap at a top portion of said sensor pod extending radially outward from said pod body, said cap resting on an upper surface of said tubular body for positioning of said sensor pod, said pod body including at least one receptacle configured to receive and retain at least one accelerometer; and at least one accelerometer mounted on said sensor pod for sensing a strike against said resilient tubular body; and an electronic display electrically coupled to said at least one accelerometer, said electronic display constructed and arranged to display an indication of the striking power of a strike upon said resilient tubular body sensed by said at least one accelerometer.