Patent ID: 8784240

Claim:
A ball hitting practice device comprising a weighted base, a vertical support connected to the base, and a horizontal support slidably connected to a top of the vertical support, said device having a first side and a second side about said vertical support defined by the location of each of two ends of the horizontal support; a line having a first end and a second end, said line slidably connected to the horizontal support; a first-end magnet fixedly connected to said first end of said line; a connector fixedly connected to said second end of said line comprising a connector-magnet and a removable counterweight; wherein a ball having a magnetic component is releasably attachable to said first-end magnet and can be suspended at a height below said horizontal support; and wherein a user can select to have said first-end magnet rise toward the first side of said horizontal support when said ball releases from said first-end magnet by using said device with said removable counterweight on said connector or to have said first-end magnet fall away from said first side of said horizontal support when said ball releases from said first-end magnet by using said device with said removable counterweight removed from said connector.