Patent ID: 8777781

Claim:
A variable gravity training device comprising a stationary base having an inlet opening leading into a hollow inner space for receiving a weighting material; a support means for supporting a sports device attached to an end of the support means; a multi-directional flexible connector for mounting the support means to the stationary base, the multi-directional flexible having a first end affixable to the inlet opening of the stationary base and a second end affixable to the support means; a sports device that is attached to the support means; and a force-adjusting means that is coupled to the support means, the force-adjusting means enabling adjustment of a force required to move the sports device and the speed with which the sports device falls back to a home position; and a coupling device for removably coupling the sports device with the support means, the coupling device being a pre-formed hollow body adapted to retain the sports device and having a coupling tube that extends from the hollow body for coupling with the support means; wherein, when no external force is applied to the sports device or support means, the multi-directional flexible connector supports the support device in a home position and, when an external force is applied to the sports device or support means, the multi-directional flexible connector flexes, so as to allow the sports device to travel in a direction of the applied external force and return to the home position.