Abstract: A training instrument for a sport in which an object is struck or thrown by a player grasping the instrument with two hands. The instrument includes a handle having a hand gripping portion and a separate head having a hand gripping portion, a bearing member and an elastomeric sleeve. The handle and head normally have a common longitudinal axis. The head has an end adjacent to the handle with an at least partially rounded ends received in contact with the bearing member which has a concave surface receiving the rounded end of the head. The sleeve extends over the gripping portions of the handle, head and bearing and maintains the handle and head in normal longitudinal alignment, but permits pivotal movement of the head with respect to the handle.

Abstract: A training instrument for a sport in which an object is struck or thrown by a player grasping the instrument with two hands, The instrument comprises a handle having a hand gripping portion and a separate head having a hand gripping portion, a bearing member and an elastomeric sleeve. The handle and head normally have a common longitudinal axis. The head has an end adjacent to the handle with an at least partially rounded ends received in contact with the bearing member which has a concave surface receiving the rounded end of the head. The sleeve extends over the gripping portions of the handle, head and bearing and maintains the handle and head in normal longitudinal alignment, but permits pivotal movement of the head with respect to the handle.