Training device
OwnerJohn Joe O'Sullivaninventor
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Abstract
A training device for installation in a practice area is provided, the training device providing an indication to a user as to where on a first surface of the training device a football should be aimed. The first surface is configured to allow the ball to pass through the first surface, where it is collected and returned to the user. The training device is also configured to indicate to the user approximately where in the practice area the football will be returned to, so as to allow the user to position themselves accordingly.
Claims32
A training device for installation in a practice area comprising:
- a main body,
- a first surface supported by said main body, having a target face exposed to a user of said training device,
- a ball firing mechanism, and
- a visual return indicator operatively connected to the ball firing mechanism,
- wherein said training device is operable to display a delivery target at a location on said first surface where it is desired that a user propel a ball, and said visual return indicator is operable to display a firing target indicating a particular location within the practice area that the ball firing mechanism will fire a ball towards;
- wherein said first surface comprises a resilient plastic material and
- wherein said resilient plastic material comprises at least one strip extending freely from said main body, wherein said at least one strip acts to retard the momentum of said ball, while allowing said ball to pass.
The training device of one of claim 21 or claim 24, wherein said training device comprises data storage means adapted to store at least one of said comparison or said duration, or both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.