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Method and apparatus for interactive tennis practice

  • US 5,816,953 A
  • Filed: 07/02/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An interactive tennis practice device, comprising:

  • a ball machine for projecting onto a first half of a tennis court tennis balls to be struck by a tennis player;

    a control device for controlling said ball machine to project the tennis balls in one of a plurality of predetermined practice drill patterns selectable by the tennis player, each practice drill pattern including a sequence of drill shots with each drill shot having a predetermined ball velocity, predetermined ball trajectory, and predetermined ball direction;

    means for sensing a point of impact of each tennis ball anywhere on a second half of the tennis court opposite the first half after being struck by the tennis player; and

    means for displaying on a video screen the location on the tennis court of the points of impact.

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