Patent ID: 7329211

Claim:
An exercise apparatus including a handle for practicing a swing through a simulated swing for exercise, and a resistance applied relative to the handle and bracket to resist movement of the handle through the simulated swing, the exerciser apparatus comprising: a bracket connected to a proximal end of the handle; the bracket including a pivot; the bracket being pivotal between a closed position in which a distal end of the bracket is near a distal end of the handle and an open position in which the distal end of the bracket is remote from the handle; the resistance being applied to the distal end of the bracket; and the bracket being oriented relative to the resistance of the user's movement and to the pivot movement so that the bracket moves in response to the resistance to the open position when the handle is in a backswing region of the swing, and the bracket moves in response to the resistance to the closed position as the handle approaches a hitting region of the swing.