Patent ID: 8118714

Claim:
A portable exercise training apparatus characterised by: a base adapted to be placed at an exercise location having an overhead structure, said base adapted to lie flat on a ground surface and be secured at said exercise location by its own weight; a cord tie down member being removably engageable with said base such that when the tie down member and base are engaged the member forms an upright extension of said base at a central location thereof, said cord tie down member including a spool; a resilient cord including a first end adapted to be secured to said cord tie down member, and a second end adapted to be secured to said overhead structure so that the cord extends between said base and said overhead structure at an initial tension, and whereby each winding of the cord about said spool represents tensioning of the cord by one increment; at least one strike object associated with said cord, wherein the position of said strike object along the cord is adjustable to thereby facilitate positioning of said strike object to a desired height after the cord is secured.