Patent ID: 7794336

Claim:
A ball training apparatus, comprising: a ball-holding net that wraps around a ball; a tether cord that is connected to the net; a cord handle and cord length adjuster connected to one end of the said tether cord to adjust the length of the tether cord; and a spinning connector structure that is attached on the ball-holding net and connecting said ball-holding net to the tether cord, wherein the ball inside the net can rotate freely without intertwining with the tether cord, wherein said spinning connector structure comprises: a ring-shaped washer having both a flat head cone-shaped surface and cylindrical-shaped surface with relatively smaller diameter than said flat head, said ring-shaped washer being attached from underneath a hole on the said ball-holding net, said ring-shaped washer having a concave round bottom; a round base cap that is seated beneath the said ring-shaped washer; and a spinning connector installed inside said ring-shaped washer, wherein a round disk is located at the bottom of the said spinning connector, wherein the said round disk coordinates the said concave round bottom so that it can spin freely inside said ring-shaped washer, and the top of the said round disk has a cylinder which is connected with said tether cord.