Patent ID: 8206233

Claim:
An athletic instructional device usable in teaching a user the proper positioning of a hand and wrist relative to a forearm during an athletic maneuver, the device comprising: a brace having an interior portion and an exterior portion, the interior portion of the brace being receptive to at a portion of the forearm, wrist, and hand the user so as to extend at least partially along the forearm, wrist, and hand of the user; a securing mechanism that selectively secures the brace to the user; a rod having a first end and an opposing second end, the rod extending from the interior portion of the brace adjacent one end of the brace so that the user can grasp the rod when the brace is worn by the user, wherein the rod is coupled directly to the brace at a predetermined angle and such that the orientation of the rod and the brace remain substantially constant, thereby substantially maintaining the user's hand and wrist in a substantially constant orientation relative to the forearm during the athletic maneuver: a first weight disposed on the exterior portion of the brace adjacent the first end of the rod, such that the brace is disposed between the first weight and the hand of the user; and a second weight disposed at the second end of the rod.