Racket Training Aid

Abstract

A training aid configured to control a swing path of a racket being swung by a user, comprising: (a) a body surface adapted to contact a body of the user; (b) an arm surface adapted to contact an arm of the user, the arm surface being connected to the body surface by a chamfered edge therebetween.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A training aid configured to control a swing path of a racket swung by a user, comprising:
 (a) a body surface configured to contact a body of the user; and   (b) an arm surface configured to contact an arm of the user, wherein the arm surface is connected to the body surface by a chamfered edge therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The training aid of  claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between the body surface and the arm surface is in a range of about 45 degrees to about 60 degrees, and wherein the training aid is configured for a forehand swing. 
     
     
         3 . The training aid of  claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between the body surface and the arm surface is in a range of about 20 degrees to about 35 degrees, and wherein the training aid is configured for a backhand swing. 
     
     
         4 . The training aid of  claim 2 , wherein a first end of the body surface and a first end of the arm surface are connected by the chamfered edge, and a second end of the body surface is connected to a second end of the arm surface by a bottom surface that is a substantially planar surface. 
     
     
         5 . The training aid of  claim 4 , wherein the body surface and the arm surface are both substantially planar surfaces. 
     
     
         6 . The training aid of  claim 5 , wherein the training aid is configured to be secured to a body of the user by a body strap extending around a torso of the user. 
     
     
         7 . The training aid of  claim 5 , wherein the training aid includes a patch that mechanically engages the body strap. 
     
     
         8 . The training aid of  claim 7 , wherein the patch and the body strap include complimentary hook and loop fasteners to engage one another. 
     
     
         9 . The training aid of  claim 8 , wherein the patch is located along the body surface of the training aid. 
     
     
         10 . The training aid of  claim 6 , wherein the body strap includes a training aid strap that is wrapped around at least a portion of the training aid to secure the training aid to the body of the user via the body strap. 
     
     
         11 . The training aid of  claim 6 , wherein the training aid includes a slot or a channel that receives the a portion of the body strap. 
     
     
         12 . The training aid of  claim 11 , wherein the slot or the channel includes a contact surface that contacts the portion of the body strap, whereby the contact surface is substantially parallel to the body surface. 
     
     
         13 . The training aid of  claim 12 , wherein the training aid includes a channel located within confines of the training aid formed by an outer perimeter of the training aid, whereby the channel is free of contact with the body surface, the arm surface, and the bottom surface. 
     
     
         14 . The training aid of  claim 12 , wherein the training aid includes a slot extending inwardly from the bottom surface towards a central region of the training aid. 
     
     
         15 . The training aid of  claim 14 , wherein the slot is free of contact with the body surface and the arm surface. 
     
     
         16 . The training aid of  claim 15 , wherein the slot includes a notch, and the contact surface is located within the notch. 
     
     
         17 . The training aid of  claim 12 , wherein a width of the training aid strap is less than a width of the body strap. 
     
     
         18 . The training aid of  claim 17 , wherein the training aid is moisture resistant, moisture wicking, or both. 
     
     
         19 . The training aid of  claim 12 , wherein the body surface, the arm surface, and the bottom surface are interconnected by one or more faces of the training aid. 
     
     
         20 . The training aid of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more faces of the training aid are substantially planar surfaces that are adapted to be free of contact with the user during use of the training aid.