Training method for catching sports balls
View Patent ↗An apparatus, that places an object ball in the palm of both hands of an athlete, for training the athlete to catch a thrown sports ball with fingertips and thumb tips rather than palms. The size of the object ball can be increased as the athlete's skill level improves. This apparatus teaches the athlete to control the sports ball with the fingertips and thumb tips. Because this apparatus is small and lightweight it can be used for training as well as performance enhancement.
1. A method for training the catching of sports balls using finger tips and thumb tips of hands comprising the steps of:
a. securing a training apparatus to a first hand connected to a first forearm, said training apparatus comprising:
i. a mini tennis ball disposed in the palm of said first hand; and
ii. an elastic strap having a first end and a second end, wherein said elastic strap passes through said mini tennis ball and around said hand, and said first and second ends of said elastic strap are connected to each other;
b. securing a training apparatus to a second hand connected to a second forearm, said training apparatus comprising:
i. a mini tennis ball disposed in the palm of a second hand; and
ii. an elastic strap having a first end and a second end, wherein said elastic strap passes through said mini tennis ball and around said hand, and said first and second ends of said elastic strap are connected to each other;
c. catching a sports ball with said first and second hands; and
d. increasing the size of said mini tennis balls as skill catching said sports ball improves, such that the larger the mini tennis balls, the better the technical mechanics of catching said sports balls must be.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of squeezing said mini tennis balls to exercise said first and second hands.