A baseball swing training device has a base, a support member adjustably connected to the base, and a suction assembly disposed in the base that extends through and out of the support member to hold a ball in a stationary position. The suction assembly includes a coil vacuum hose disposed within the support member, and connected to a vacuum pump assembly, and an elongated hose connected to the coil vacuum hose at one end, and removeably connected to a suction nozzle at an opposite end.

The disclosure relates to a training apparatus for increasing core body strength and balance and for providing a repetitive pitching motion exercise for baseball pitchers. The training apparatus comprises a frame structure having a pair of laterally spaced base members for bracing the apparatus on the floor. Each base member is attached to an upright support member that are attached at the top by a lateral connector. A balance pulley is attached to the lateral connector and a balance cord is threaded through the balance pulley. The balance cord has a ball attached to one end and a foot strap attached to the opposite end, such that a user of the apparatus attaches the balance cord foot strap to the non-pivot foot of the user, grabs and extends the ball simulating a throwing motion involving the forward extension of the arm and the forward leaning of the upper body thereby placing the balance cord in tension and lifting the users non-pivot foot and leg upwards towards the balance pulley, thereby forcing the user into a prototypical pitching form. Through repetition, the user strengthens the core muscles, improves balance and increases muscle memory, all in a manner that trains the user to consistently achieve the prototypical pitching form.

Described is an apparatus for practicing a golf swing in either an indoor or outdoor environment. The apparatus includes a frame with a leg portion, a rebounding surface, an arm with a cord that is secured to golf ball, and a mat. A golfer can practice a golf swing by striking the ball secured to the cord, and receives instantaneous feedback based on the ball's trajectory, sound produced when the ball hits the rebounding surface, and divot markings imprinted on the mat.

An apparatus and system for obtaining metrics associated with a user's athleticism are disclosed. The user performs a workout using the apparatus, and the workout is scored based on a scoring system. The scoring system may be objective, thereby facilitating score standardization, and individual users for which scores have been recorded may be ranked by the system. Individual users may associate their system profiles with one or more positions for one or more sports. The rankings may be filtered by position and sport to facilitate identification of one or more users of interest, such as for a college recruiting purposes or professional sports team drafts.

A sports swing training system and method of operation trains the proper swing of a shaft to hit a sports target, such as a ball or puck so as to drive the sports target at a proper direction and velocity. The assembly provides a base. A height adjustable rod extends perpendicularly from base. A spring positions between the base and the bottom end of the rod to enable side-to-side swaying by the rod. A target holder attaches to top end of rod to retain a first sports target. A hub and a washer disposed at the bottom end of rod are rotatable about the rod. A rotating tethering mechanism extends from the hub, so as to enable tethering the interchangeable sports targets to a cable. The cable attaches to the tethering mechanism from a proximal end and attaches to a second sports target from an opposite end.

A toy having three bobs on a string where the middle bob slides. A low moment of inertia of the middle bob is desirable because it minimizes tangling of the string about the middle bob and produces smooth, tactile-appealing orbits. Each bob has a pair of mated throughbore pieces sandwiching a central metal weight and an equatorial bag stuffed with low-density pellets. Concave sections (in profile on a plane along the polar axis) of the throughbore occupy a substantial portion of the length of the throughbore to take best advantage of the torques produced by the string by focusing the tension of the string at the mouths of the throughbore. The concave sections also reduce the volume occupied by the bag, thereby reducing moment of inertia. Additionally, hollows in the concave regions of the throughbore pieces further reduce the moment of inertia.

A kick serve training device is disclosed. The training device may include a first target positioned on a swing plane. The first target may be a ball. The training device may further include a second target positioned on the swing plane below the first target. The second target may produce audible feedback when struck by a tennis racket. The training device may further include a third target disposed on the swing plane. The third target may be positioned at approximately 180 degrees respective to the first target. The second target and/or the third target may include a flexible tubular member. The flexible tubular member may be configured to move to a deformed position when a tennis racket strikes the flexible tubular member, and return to an original position after a tennis racket strike.

A mixed-reality sport simulation system includes a projectile-tracking sub-system to generate projectile-tracking data when a projectile is launched by a user, a near-eye display to display mixed-reality virtual objects displayed over physical objects within a field of view of a user representing lines of sight of the user, and a controller. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including virtual objects within the field of view. The near-eye display may provide an unobstructed real-world view for view vectors below a selected pitch angle and at least a portion of the mixed-reality environment for view vectors above a selected pitch angle. The controller may receive projectile-tracking data in real-time from the projectile-tracking sub-system and may direct the near-eye display to display one or more virtual objects representing a trajectory of the projectile within the mixed-reality environment in real-time based on the projectile-tracking data.

A solo practice sport training tool providing a true return flight trajectory of a sports ball. The tool comprises a tether anchored at a proximal end and attached to a sports ball at the distal end, wherein the tether has an clastic first length and an inelastic second length.

A ball pitching training device including a flexible inner rod with a handle disposed on a bottom end and an adjustable connection head protruding from a top end. Adjustment apertures are vertically aligned on the connection head. A support cushion encircles a portion of the inner rod. A body strap is disposed on the inner rod by a pair of rings. An adjustment clip is disposed on the body strap and adjusts a length of the body strap. An attachable ball comprises a resistance band, a circular attachment clip, and a baseball. The attachment clip attaches the resistance band and baseball to the connection head by engaging one of the adjustment apertures. A user wears the body strap, securing the device, grasps the baseball and simulates a throwing movement. The resistance band and flexible inner rod provide resistance against the movement and promote muscle growth and proper throwing form.