Tennis ball tree

Abstract

A mobile tennis training device consisting of a light weight frame capable of easy assembly and disassembly from which a tennis ball can be suspended in mid air through use of a bungee cord and ball harness allowing for unencumbered release of said tennis ball upon impact with a tennis racket so as to simulating real court conditions.

1 . A device for teaching tennis fundamentals that allows for ease of height adjustment and comprise means for releaseably attaching a tennis ball to a portable support structure in a manner such that when struck by a tennis racket simulates a ball in unencumbered free flight, and said structure being adapted to accommodate right or left handed hitters and individuals of varying heights and abilities at the same time 
   
   
       2 . The device defined in  claim 1  in which said means for releasable attaching the tennis ball to the support structure comprises a bungee cord attached to a harness attached to a piece of Velcro to which a tennis ball is attached by virtue of the adhesive qualities between the Velcro strip and the tennis ball 
   
   
       3 . The device as made in  claim 2  where the ball harness consists of a combination of plastic loop straps coordinated to secure the piece of Velcro against the bungee cord