Baseball rebound target

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for training baseball players, particularly baseball pitchers, which employs a laminated, impact-resistant target board which is rigidly attached to a frame structure. The position of the target board relative to a person or player throwing baseballs at the target is such that the balls which strike the target are reflected and return back to the thrower. More particularly, the apparatus of this invention comprises a frame which includes a top cross-bar to which supporting legs are movably attached, horizontal cross-bars attached to the front legs and a laminated, impact-resistant target board which is of substantially the same length and width as a normal baseball strike zone and which is attached to the horizontal cross-bars at a location corresponding to the location of the normal strike zone of a baseball batter. The apparatus preferably includes a net attached to the frame structure in such a way that thrown balls which miss the target board are caught in the net and may be easily retrieved. By repeated throwing practice using the apparatus of this invention, a person can significantly improve throwing accuracy.

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