Sports Training Devices and Methods for Using Same

The sports training device of claim 12 wherein the region of the flexible material around the hole is curved to hug the user's bicep when the sports training device is secured around the user's elbow.

A method for using a sports training device, the method comprising:

• wrapping the sports training device around a user's elbow region, the sports training device comprising a flexible material, an adjustable air bladder and a pump, wherein the sports training device is wrapped to position the adjustable air bladder at the elbow pit of the user's elbow region;
• and
• applying pressure to the pump to inflate the adjustable air bladder, wherein the user's elbow region is restricted in its movement when swinging.

A sports swing teaching aid comprising:

• a flexible material circumferentially disposed around a user's elbow in a cuff formation, the flexible material having a pocket positioned in the elbow pit region of the user's elbow that receives an adjustable air bladder;
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• a pump and valve mechanism coupled with the adjustable air bladder to selectively distribute air within the adjustable air bladder and limit degrees of bending of the user's elbow.