Patent ID: 8684868

Claim:
A ball for use in teaching a proper release for pitching or throwing comprising: a ball core having an outer covering attached thereto; a snap device comprising: a passageway located a distance from a center axis of the ball core having a first end adjacent an outer surface of the ball core and a second end spaced a distance form the first end and located with the ball core; a magnetic device located adjacent the second end of the passageway and secured within the passageway; and, a cap fixed adjacent to the first end of the passageway; and a metallic component positioned within the passageway and capable of sliding between the magnetic device and the cap; a generally vertically-oriented passageway positioned perpendicular to the center axis and having a first end and extending through a portion of the ball core to a second end; a generally horizontally-oriented passageway having opposing first and second end regions, the horizontally-oriented passageway intersecting the generally vertically-oriented passageway proximate the first end; and, a plurality of shiftable weighted material located within the generally vertically-oriented passageway; wherein when a user releases the ball in a throwing motion, the shiftable weighted material passes between the generally vertically-oriented passageway and the generally horizontally-oriented passageway providing an audible noise indicating an improper release or the metallic component slides from the magnetic device and contacts the cap thereby providing an alternate noise indicating a proper release.