Pitch Training Apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus is provided to aid training users to throw a ball with proper biomechanical form. The sleeve is open on one end to receive a weight, ball, and user's hand. The sleeve is closed on an opposite end to maintain the weight within the sleeve during use. A wrist portion may be attached to the open end of the sleeve and is releaseably securable around the user's wrist, so as to removably secure the user's hand, holding the ball, within the sleeve. In practice, a user wearing the sleeve may perform each motion associated with throwing a ball, including releasing the ball within a passageway defined by the interior surface and closed end of the sleeve. The aforementioned weight acts as a lead or guide, directing the user's body through all physical motion experienced over the course of a properly executed pitch.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pitch training apparatus, comprising:
 a sleeve defining a continuous inner surface, the sleeve having an open end to receive a weight, a ball, and a user's hand, and a closed end to retain the weight within the sleeve;   a wrist portion attached to the open end of the sleeve to releaseably enclose a user's hand within the sleeve; and   wherein the wrist portion and clamping member are axially distanced from one another so that the user's hand and the restrained weight are separated by a passageway defined by the inner surface of the sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a clamping member to cinch the sleeve above the weight in order to restrain the weight within the closed end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wrist portion is an adjustable cuff that is permanently stitched by thread to the open end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The device of apparatus  1 , wherein the clamping member is chosen from one of either a zip tie, cable tie, and wire tie. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the weight is a ball. 
     
     
         6 . A pitch training apparatus, comprising:
 a rugged cloth sleeve defining a continuous inner surface, the sleeve having an open end to receive a weight, a ball, and a user's hand, and a closed end to maintain the weight within the sleeve; and   a wrist portion permanently attached to the open end of the sleeve, the width of the wrist portion being adjustable so as to releaseably enclose a user's hand within the sleeve.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a clamping member to cinch the sleeve above the weight in order to restrain the weight within the closed end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the wrist portion and clamping member are axially distanced from one another so that the user's hand and the restrained weight are separated by a passageway defined by the inner surface of the sleeve. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the clamping member is chosen from either one of a zip tie, cable tie, and wire tie. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the weight is a ball.