Patent ID: 8523712

Claim:
A method for improving coordination of a user using a training and coordination device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a string formed of a first section and a second section having first and second ends respectively; the first end of said first section associated with a first end of said string, and the second end of said first section terminating at a predetermined point spaced from the second end of said second section, said first section being formed of a single, uninterrupted strand portion having elasticity; the second end of said second section associated with a second end of said string, said second section including a multi-strand portion, said multi-strand portion including at least three separate strands and having a length of about one to two feet, said first end of said multi-strand portion attaching to said second end of said single, uninterrupted strand portion; attaching said first end of said string to a fixed location; attaching said second end of said string to a projectile member; freely suspending said projectile member from said fixed location; positioning the user at a selected first position on a support surface; said user making a first contact with said freely suspended projectile member, thereby randomly moving said projectile member with respect to said user, wherein said elasticity of said single strand portion and said at least three separate strands of said multi-strand portion, produce said random motion in said projectile member; moving said user from said first selected position to a second position; and said user making a further contact with said projectile member prior to said projectile member returning to a rest position.