A method can include projecting an object toward an impact device along a trajectory, receiving the object at a target zone of the impact device, a trainee striking the impact device at an impact zone with a sports tool, and scoring a performance score of the trainee to impact the impact zone at an appropriate time compared to an arrival time of the object at the target zone. A method can include projecting an object toward a target along a trajectory, receiving the object at an actual arrival position at the target, wherein the actual arrival position is either inside a target zone or outside the target zone, and where a trainee is configured to send an indication when the trainee expects the object to arrive inside the target zone, comparing the indication to the actual arrival position, and determining a performance score based on the comparing.

A ball pitching device includes: a body portion including an upper frame and a lower frame; a first rotation shaft portion supported by the upper frame; a pitching unit configured to pitch a ball and rotate about the first rotation shaft portion and including a first pitching wheel and a second pitching wheel; a first pitching angle adjusting unit adjusting a vertical pitching angle by adjusting a relative length between a bottom surface of the upper frame and the pitching unit; and a second rotation shaft portion connecting the upper frame to the lower frame to be rotatable on a horizontal plane. The first rotation shaft portion is disposed between a center of the first pitching wheel and a center of the second pitching wheel.

A basketball training apparatus includes a shot completion sensor, a condition sensor, and a computer. The shot completion sensor determines whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop. The condition sensor senses a physical condition of a basketball shooter. The computer is in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, and has a processor for calculating shot completion percentage as a function of the physical condition.

A basketball training apparatus includes a shot completion sensor, a condition sensor, and a computer. The shot completion sensor determines whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop. The condition sensor senses a physical condition of a basketball shooter. The computer is in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, and has a processor for calculating shot completion percentage as a function of the physical condition.

A football throwing apparatus is described that utilizes air pressure to throw a football in a conventional spiral manner. How far the football can be thrown can be adjusted by an air pressure control. The football may be thrown immediately upon pressing a button, or it may be thrown after a predetermined period of time after the operation of a switch. The football throwing apparatus is initially charged with pressurized air in a first area and a second area. The button or switch causes the pressurized air in the first area to be immediately vented which creates a vacuum due to the pressurized air in the second area. The vacuum actuates a mechanical linkage that causes the pressurized air stored in the second area to be released and throw the football.

A ball pitching device includes: a body portion including an upper frame and a lower frame; a first rotation shaft portion supported by the upper frame; a pitching unit configured to pitch a ball and rotate about the first rotation shaft portion and including a first pitching wheel and a second pitching wheel; a first pitching angle adjusting unit adjusting a vertical pitching angle by adjusting a relative length between a bottom surface of the upper frame and the pitching unit; and a second rotation shaft portion connecting the upper frame to the lower frame to be rotatable on a horizontal plane. The first rotation shaft portion is disposed between a center of the first pitching wheel and a center of the second pitching wheel.

An automatic shuttlecock collecting and supplying apparatus including: a shuttlecock storage hopper that has a exit hole at the end of the bottom and having the bottom inclined toward the exit hole; a launching tube unit that temporarily keeps one shuttlecock and includes at least two rotary launching tubes; a launching unit that launches shuttlecocks in the launching tubes forward by striking the shuttlecocks; a shuttlecock supply unit that is disposed behind the launching tubes and supplies shuttlecocks into an aligned launching tube; and a conveyer unit that connects the exit hole and the shuttlecock supply unit to convey the shuttlecocks in the shuttlecock storage unit to the shuttlecock supply unit.

An automatic launching assembly that delivers balls vertically from the ground upwards to a user. The user may take swings at the vertically-launched balls and deliver the balls into a catching assembly. The catching assembly intercepts the balls and directs the balls to a return ramp and a ball sequencer. The ball sequencing mechanism aligns the balls into a single-file line and returns each ball back to the launching mechanism.

A launching device, system and method uses a fluid pressure system and a launch direction system in combination with an automated control system and a fluid cavity in a game ball for compressed air providing a pneumatically operated toy that releases upon a user-directed and automated control launch of a game ball.

An enhanced projectile expelling apparatus provides stability and versatility expelling projectiles at various speeds and trajectories. The projectile expelling apparatus has a rotational expelling housing supported by a supporting stand that is adjustable into innumerable configurations by rotating a launch tube and/or tilting a feeder elbow disposed to abut the launch tube in rotational engagement. A rotational connector assembly facilitated the rotation of the launch tube, and a rearwardly-disposed pivot adjustment assembly facilitates the tilting of the feeder elbow. A speed-controlled motor rotates a drive wheel that imparts speed and spin to the projectiles. Depending upon the rotation of the launch tube, tilt of the feeder tube, and rotational speed of the drive wheel, the projectile expelling apparatus expels projectiles in various straight, curving, rising, dropping, and sliding trajectories.