Athletic system and assembly for swinging a bat or club and method for providing the athletic assembly

Abstract

An athletic assembly is provided that includes an elongated strap and an anchor body. The strap extends between a wrist portion and an anchor portion with an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The wrist portion is configured to be joined to a wrist of an athlete wearing the assembly. The anchor body is coupled to the anchor portion of the strap and is configured to be joined with a hand of the athlete in a position disposed away from the wrist portion. The intermediate portion provides a rotative force to one or more of the hand or the wrist of the athlete when the intermediate portion is pulled across the hand from the wrist to the anchor body. The rotative force assists the athlete in rolling the one or more of the hand or the wrist during a swinging action of athletic equipment.

1 . An athletic assembly comprising:
 an elongated strap extending between a wrist portion and an anchor portion with an intermediate portion extending therebetween, the wrist portion configured to be joined to a wrist of an athlete wearing the assembly; and   an anchor body coupled to the anchor portion of the strap, the anchor body configured to be joined with a hand of the athlete in a position disposed away from the wrist portion, wherein the intermediate portion provides a rotative force to one or more of the hand or the wrist of the athlete when the intermediate portion is pulled across the hand from the wrist to the anchor body, the rotative force assisting the athlete in rolling the one or more of the hand or the wrist during a swinging action of athletic equipment.   
     
     
         2 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body is configured to be secured to at least one of a proximal phalange of the hand or a distal end of a metacarpal of the hand. 
     
     
         3 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body comprises a ring configured to be secured around a proximal phalange of the hand. 
     
     
         4 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the athletic assembly is formed integrally with a glove. 
     
     
         5 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body is secured to multiple proximal phalanges of the hand. 
     
     
         6 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body is secured to a thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         7 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body comprises a shortened strap having a length that is shorter than the elongated strap. 
     
     
         8 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the wrist portion is formed integrally with a glove. 
     
     
         9 . The athletic assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor body is coupled to a glove. 
     
     
         10 . An athletic assembly comprising:
 a glove configured to receive a hand of an individual, the glove having a palmer side configured to grip sporting equipment and an opposite dorsal side;   an elongated strap having a wrist portion and an anchor portion, the elongated strap configured to extend across one of the dorsal side or the palmer side of the glove, the wrist portion being configured to couple to a wrist region of the hand and the anchor portion being configured to couple to the glove at a corner region of the hand, wherein the strap provides a rotative force to one or more of the hand or the wrist of the athlete when the strap is pulled across the hand.   
     
     
         11 . The athletic assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the corner region includes a proximal phalange and/or a distal end of a metacarpal of at least one of a thumb, index finger, or middle finger of the hand. 
     
     
         12 . The athletic assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the glove and the strap are readily separable from each other. 
     
     
         13 . The athletic assembly of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the anchor portion or the wrist portion is secured to the glove. 
     
     
         14 . The athletic assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the strap extends across the dorsal side of the glove. 
     
     
         15 . A method of generating rotation in a wrist, the method comprising:
 securing a wrist portion of an athletic assembly to a wrist of the hand;   securing an anchor portion of the athletic assembly to a trailing end of the hand;   joining an intermediate portion to the wrist portion at a leading end of the hand; and   extending the intermediate portion between the wrist portion and the anchor portion along a dorsal side of the hand, wherein the intermediate portion is configured to pull the anchor portion to generate rotation of the hand about the wrist.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising securing anchor portion to at least one of a proximal phalange of the hand or a distal end of a metacarpal of the hand. 
     
     
         17 . An athletic assembly comprising:
 an elongated strap extending between opposite first and second ends, the first end coupled to a finger and/or thumb of a hand, the second end coupled to a wrist of the hand.   
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the first or second ends includes an attachment portion that secures the first or second end to the strap. 
     
     
         19 . An athletic strap system comprising:
 a first athletic assembly including a first strap that is coupled to a leading hand of an athlete; and   a second athletic assembly including a second strap that is coupled to a trailing hand of the athlete, wherein the first and second athletic assemblies provide forces on the leading and trailing hands to assist in rotating the leading and trailing hands during a swing.   
     
     
         20 . The athletic strap system of  claim 19 , wherein the first strap extends across a dorsal side of the leading hand and the second strap extends across a palmer side of the trailing hand.