Patent ID: 7553239

Claim:
A sport-specific training and conditioning device for a sport using a hand-held implement having a grip portion, the device comprising a handle shaped like the grip portion of the implement, the handle having first and second ends, the device further comprising a single uniformly shaped weight that is internally fastened with the second end of the handle while the first end of the handle remains weight free such that the internal fastening of the uniformly shaped weight with the second end fastens the uniformly shaped weight to a normally non-rotatable position and such that a center of mass of the device is positioned within the uniformly shaped weight and the center of mass is less than about thirteen inches from the first end of the handle, the handle having a circumference sized between about ten and about thirty percent larger than the grip portion of the hand-held implement and the handle having a length that is longer than the uniformly shaped weight wherein the positioning of the uniformly shaped weight, the sizing of the circumference of the handle and the positioning of the center of mass are configured to direct the effect of the uniformly shaped weight in a concentrated manner to the forearms of the user during exercise with the device.