Patent ID: 8617009

Claim:
A baseball swing training device comprising: a rear foot pivot limiting mechanism adapted to limit the rotation of a user's pivot foot to a prescribed degree of rotation, wherein the rear foot pivoting mechanism includes a rotating element and a rotation limiting element; and a base including a surface onto which the rear foot pivot limiting mechanism is mounted, the base including a top surface that is horizontally planar, wherein the rotating element is a rotating panel having a height, length, and thickness, with the thickness being measured parallel to the top surface of the base, wherein each of the height and the length are greater than the thickness, wherein, in use, the user's foot pivots on the top surface and in direct contact with the top surface such that the rotating element is not located between the user's foot and the top surface, wherein the rotating element pivots around a stationary anchor fixed to the base, wherein the anchor is repositionable to a plurality of anchor receiving positions on the base, further wherein, when the anchor is fixed to a first anchor receiving position on the base, the rear foot pivoting mechanism is adapted for a right handed stance and, when the anchor is fixed to a second anchor receiving position on the base, the rear foot pivoting mechanism is adapted for a left handed stance.