Patent ID: 7306464

Claim:
A hammer head training target, comprising: first and second core inserts that are affixed together and that have the general shape of a human head; a handle sandwiched between and rigidly held in place by the first and second core inserts, the handle and the first and second core inserts being formed from a hard and generally non-resilient thermoplastic material; wherein the handle and the first and second core inserts are arranged with respect to each other to provide a user with a multi-position hand grip or a two-handed non-slip grip, and to allow a holder of the hammer head training target to control it in multiple positions even after it is struck by a hitter; an outer shell disposed on an outer surface of the first and second core inserts, the outer shell, when struck by a hitter, gives the hitter the impression that the hitter is striking a human head; and wherein the outer shell is formed by a foam molding process, the foam flowing into and around the first and second core inserts to lock the first and second core inserts together with the handle being sandwiched therebetween.