Training device for racquet sports

Abstract

A tennis training aid includes a glove and a wrist brace. An attachment mechanism extends between the back side of the glove and the wrist brace. The attachment mechanism has a first piece releasably connected to second piece so as to secure the glove, and thus the hand, at a desired angle relative to the wrist brace, and thus the wrist. The attachment mechanism preferably has an adjustable length so as to select the desired angle. Preferably, the attachment mechanism is a strap clip. The tennis training aid can also include both right-handed and left-handed gloves so as to accommodate for users having different dominant hands and allowing for use of the training device for the serve toss and the forehand and backhand strokes.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A brace for racquet sports training comprising:
 a glove;   a wrist brace; and   an attachment mechanism extending between a back side of said glove and said wrist brace, said attachment mechanism comprising a first attachment piece releasably connected to a second attachment piece, said first attachment piece being secured to said glove, said second attachment piece being secured to said wrist brace.   
     
     
         2 . The brace of  claim 1 , said attachment mechanism having an adjustable length. 
     
     
         3 . The brace of  claim 1 , said attachment mechanism being a strap clip. 
     
     
         4 . The brace of  claim 3 , said strap clip comprising:
 a male member secured to said glove; and   a female member secured to said wrist brace.   
     
     
         5 . The brace of  claim 3 , said strap clip comprising:
 a male member secured to said wrist brace; and   a female member secured to said glove.   
     
     
         6 . The brace of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment mechanism holds a hand of a wearer at an angle of between 65 and 85 degrees relative to the wrist and arm of the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The brace of  claim 1 , said glove being a right-handed glove, said brace further comprising a left-handed glove having an attachment piece on a back side thereof, said attachment piece of said left-handed glove being identical to said first attachment piece of said right-handed glove. 
     
     
         8 . A training aid comprising:
 a glove; and   a wrist brace releasably connected to a back side of said glove, said wrist brace being adjustable relative to said glove so as to fix said glove at a desired angle relative to said wrist brace.   
     
     
         9 . The training aid of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a first attachment piece affixed to said back side of said glove; and   a second attachment piece affixed to said wrist brace, said first attachment piece being releasably connected to said second attachment piece.   
     
     
         10 . The training aid of  claim 9 , at least one of said first attachment piece and said second attachment piece being adjustable in length. 
     
     
         11 . The training aid of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a strap clip having a male member and a female member, said male member being attached to one of said glove and said wrist brace, said female member being attached to another of said glove and said wrist brace.   
     
     
         12 . The training aid of  claim 11 , said strap member being adjustable in length. 
     
     
         13 . The training aid of  claim 9 , said glove being a right-handed glove, said training aid further comprising a left-handed glove, said left-handed glove having an attachment piece affixed to a back side thereof, said attachment piece of said left-handed glove being identical to said first attachment piece of said right-handed glove. 
     
     
         14 . The training aid of  claim 8 , said desired angle being between 65 and 85 degrees. 
     
     
         15 . A tennis training aid for use in practicing forehand, backhand and serve motions, the tennis training aid comprising:
 a right-handed glove having an attachment piece on a back side thereof;   a left-handed glove having an attachment piece on a back side thereof, said attachment piece of said left-handed glove being identical to said attachment piece of said right-handed glove; and   a wrist brace having a corresponding attachment piece attached thereto, said corresponding attachment piece of said wrist brace being releasably connectable to either of said attachment piece of said right-handed glove or said attachment piece of said left-handed glove.   
     
     
         16 . The tennis training aid of  claim 15 , wherein a user of the tennis training aid selects between said right-handed glove and said left-handed glove. 
     
     
         17 . The tennis training aid of  claim 15 , wherein said wrist brace is adjustable relative to either of said right-handed glove and said left-handed glove so as to fix an angle between a plane of the wrist of the wearer and the hand of the wearer. 
     
     
         18 . The tennis training aid of  claim 17 , wherein said angle is a minimum angle. 
     
     
         19 . The tennis training aid of  claim 15 , said attachment pieces of said right-handed glove and said left handed glove and said corresponding attachment piece of said left-handed glove comprising a strap clip with an additional male or female piece. 
     
     
         20 . The tennis training aid of  claim 19 , said strap clip having a strap for adjusting the angle between the wrist brace and either of the right-handed glove and left-handed glove.