Tennis training aid

A training aid primarily adapted for use in training a tennis player to properly orientate the head and to concentrate on the tennis ball, said aid comprising:

• a hood having a pair of spaced side panels defining an aperture through which the user must view;
• a band secured to said hood, said band adapted to support the hood on the head of the user and in a position so that the user must look through said aperture, said hood dimensioned to limit the peripheral vision of the user;
• and
• indicator means secured to said hood adjacent said aperture for visually indicating when the user moves his head and eyes from a normal horizontal position relative to a playing surface, and wherein said indicator means comprises:
• a member pivoted to said hood, said member having a vision blocking portion at one end and a counterweight at an end opposite said one end;
• and
• pivot means engaging said member for pivoting said member to said hood so that said member, due to said counterweight, will essentially stay in said normal horizontal position as said hood moves from horizontal due to tilting of the user's head.

A device primarily adapted for training a tennis player to bend the knees and maintain the eyes in essentially a horizontal position relative to the playing surface, said device comprising:

• a peripheral vision restricting means for defining a limited forward field of view for the player;
• support means engaging said vision restricting means for supporting same on the head of the player at the level of the eyes of the user;
• and
• head tilt indicating means supported on one of said vision restricting means and said support means and actuable by gravity for indicating to the player when the head is tilted substantially vertically downwardly from said horizontal position by moving into and at least partially blocking said limited field of view defined by said vision restrictring means upon tilting of the device from said horizontal position.

A device primarily adapted for training a tennis player to bend the knees and maintain the eyes in essentially a horizontal position relative to the playing surface, said device comprising:

• a peripheral vision restricting means for defining a limited field of view for the player;
• support means engaging said vision restricting means for supporting same on the head of the player at the level of the eyes of the user;
• and
• head tilt indicating means supported on one of said vision restricting means and said support means for indicating to the player when the head is tilted downwardly from said horizontal position, said head tilt indicating means providing a visual indication to the player when the head is tilted downwardly, and wherein said tilt indicating means includes:
• a member having a vision blocking portion at one end and a counterweight at an end opposite said one end;
• and
• pivot means engaging said member for pivoting said member to said hood so that said member, due to said counterweight, will stay in essentially a horizontal position as said hood moves from horizontal due to tilting of the user's head.