A skill toy that is juggled, spun, and otherwise manipulated with one hand. The ball construct is joined to a finger loop with a tether. The tether has a length that is between ten centimeters and fifteen centimeters. This enables the tether to wrap around half a user's hand from the center of the back of the hand to the palm. The diameter of the ball construct and the unique length of the tether enable the toy to be rapidly juggled in a novel manner.

A skill toy that is juggled, spun, and otherwise manipulated with one hand. The ball construct is joined to a finger loop with a tether. The tether has a length that is between ten centimeters and fifteen centimeters. This enables the tether to wrap around half a user's hand from the center of the back of the hand to the palm. The diameter of the ball construct and the unique length of the tether enable the toy to be rapidly juggled in a novel manner.

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.

A device for launching and catching an object is provided. The device may include a body having an inlet, an outlet, and a channel therebetween. A propulsion mechanism may be housed within the body and include a motor. The propulsion mechanism may receive an object traveling at a first speed within the channel and from the inlet and to adjust the speed of the object to a second speed enroute to the outlet such that the object is launched into the air. A receiving funnel defined by the body may catch the object as the object descends such that the object is directed back into the inlet. A method of playing a catch game is also provided which may include one or more devices for launching and catching an object.

An exemplary interactive device and method are disclosed that electronically tracks the manipulation of the device by a person and guides via visual or sensory feedback to the person their performance in juggling or manipulating that device, e.g., as a teaching or reinforcement tool for the person to learn or practice juggling or for enhancing a performance in relation to that device. The exemplary method allows the exemplary device to be fabricated having a center of mass conducive for juggling and consistent or repeatable manipulation. The exemplary device is configured to receive and track programmable inputs from the user to adjust the visual or sensory feedback and to adjust the mode of operation for play or performance.

An exemplary interactive device and method are disclosed that electronically tracks the manipulation of the device by a person and guides via visual or sensory feedback to the person their performance in juggling or manipulating that device, e.g., as a teaching or reinforcement tool for the person to learn or practice juggling or for enhancing a performance in relation to that device. The exemplary method allows the exemplary device to be fabricated having a center of mass conducive for juggling and consistent or repeatable manipulation. The exemplary device is configured to receive and track programmable inputs from the user to adjust the visual or sensory feedback and to adjust the mode of operation for play or performance.