Patent ID: 7128658

Claim:
A ball hitting training device, comprising: a hitting implement for hitting a ball, the hitting implement having a handle end and a ball striking end; a shoulder harness for wearing on a player's leading shoulder, the harness having an upper region for engaging the upper part of the player's shoulder when the harness is worn; and an elongate tether of flexible, non-extensible material having a first end secured directly to the upper region of the shoulder harness and a second end secured to a location at or adjacent the ball striking end of the hitting implement; whereby when the harness is worn and the player adopts a starting position for swinging the hitting implement, a triangle will be formed in which the three sides of the triangle comprise the player's leading arm, the hitting element, and the tether extending from the upper region of player's shoulder to the location at or adjacent the ball striking end of the hitting implement, and wherein the tether extends across behind the player's head when the triangle is formed.