A beach tennis racquet is disclosed having a handle and frame enclosing a striking element. The striking element is a composite comprising a core and a plurality of ultrathin carbon fiber layers that are fused into a solid surface of no more than two millimeters in thickness. The striking surface is centered in the frame of the racquet and inset from the frame in a manner similar to a tennis racquet.

A beach tennis racquet is disclosed having a handle and frame enclosing a striking element. The striking element is a composite comprising a core and a plurality of ultrathin carbon fiber layers that are fused into a solid surface of no more than two millimeters in thickness. The striking surface is centered in the frame of the racquet and inset from the frame in a manner similar to a tennis racquet.

The plastics bat for playing ball games comprises a handle and a ball-striking head for striking resilient balls. The ball- striking head comprises a rigid outer ring frame integrally formed with the handle, a first discrete lattice structure comprising a semi-rigid single planar lattice element and an identical second discrete lattice structure comprising a semi rigid single planar lattice element. The lattice structures are securely connected to opposite sides of the frame so as to define ball-striking faces, respectively. The lattice structures define an unobstructed internal space between them. The ball-striking head has a lightweight monocoque construction wherein the lattice structures and the frame form a load-carrying outer skin surrounding the hollow internal space.

The plastics bat for playing ball games comprises a handle and a ball-striking head for striking resilient balls. The ball- striking head comprises a rigid outer ring frame integrally formed with the handle, a first discrete lattice structure comprising a semi-rigid single planar lattice element and an identical second discrete lattice structure comprising a semi rigid single planar lattice element. The lattice structures are securely connected to opposite sides of the frame so as to define ball-striking faces, respectively. The lattice structures define an unobstructed internal space between them. The ball-striking head has a lightweight monocoque construction wherein the lattice structures and the frame form a load-carrying outer skin surrounding the hollow internal space.

A hitting extension for a body-positioning trainer is disclosed. The hitting extension has an elongate, generally flat body with first and second ends spaced from one another. The second end terminates in a rounded distal edge. A first opening formed in the body proximate to the first end allows the hitting extension to be connected to the body-positioning trainer. The body-positioning trainer restricts the movement of the arms in order to allow the user to focus on torso movement, and the hitting extension allows the user to hit a ball, or another such projectile, using the trainer. Methods for training a user in torso movement using the hitting extension are also disclosed.

A hitting extension for a body-positioning trainer is disclosed. The hitting extension has an elongate, generally flat body with first and second ends spaced from one another. The second end terminates in a rounded distal edge. A first opening formed in the body proximate to the first end allows the hitting extension to be connected to the body-positioning trainer. The body-positioning trainer restricts the movement of the arms in order to allow the user to focus on torso movement, and the hitting extension allows the user to hit a ball, or another such projectile, using the trainer. Methods for training a user in torso movement using the hitting extension are also disclosed.

The game of skill invention includes a baton like implement having two opposite ends and a middle ring. Each of those three parts includes a component designed for catching and or bouncing off a ball. If the game is played by a single player, it can be used for developing coordination, speed, reflexes, etc. The baton can also be passed to another player to determine which player is the best. Also, two or more players can each have a baton and throw a ball to the other player in something similar to badminton or racket-ball or even handball or volleyball.

A pickleball paddle that includes a paddle body and a handle connected to the paddle body, the core of the paddle is a frame, which can be made out of a variety of materials, some would be wood, aluminum, fiberglass or graphite, and the horizontal and vertical strings, which could be made from a variety of materials, some of which would be natural gut, polyester, or nylon, and a firm flexible mat material for the striking surface, such as PVC (poly vinyl chloride) natural rubber, TPE (thermoplastic elastomer,), jute or cork.

A pickleball paddle that includes a paddle body and a handle connected to the paddle body, the core of the paddle is a frame, which can be made out of a variety of materials, some would be wood, aluminum, fiberglass or graphite, and the horizontal and vertical strings, which could be made from a variety of materials, some of which would be natural gut, polyester, or nylon, and a firm flexible mat material for the striking surface, such as PVC (poly vinyl chloride) natural rubber, TPE (thermoplastic elastomer,), jute or cork.

A sports paddle including a head portion coupled to a handle portion. The head portion includes at least one core layer positioned between first and second face plates. The first and second face plates have first and second outer surfaces, respectively. The head portion defines a plurality of through-head portion holes extending from the first outer surface to the second outer surface and a plurality of grooves extending into the first and second face plates. The head portion can include first and second face plates having first and second outer surfaces, respectively, and the handle portion can include a grip. Each of the first and second outer surfaces can include a roughened region and a generally smooth region. The smooth region of the first outer surface can space apart the grip from the roughened region of the first outer surface.