Abstract: A batting practice device having a pair of spaced apart, vertically extending support frame members. One of the support frame members is provided with a rebound board and the other support frame member is provided with a tension spring assembly. A guide wire is attached between the support frame members having one of its ends attached to the rebound board assembly and its other end being attached to the tension spring assembly. A bushing element is attached to the guide wire for sliding movement therealong. A tether line is attached to the bushing element for suspending a ball therefrom; a ball is attached to the tether line and suspended thereby at a height to be struck by a practicing batter and therefore propelled along the guide line to subsequently strike the rebound board. The tension spring assembly is in the form of a plurality of springs arranged in a square based truncated pyramid cage pattern. The rebound board and tension spring assembly are vertically adjustable on the support frame members.

Abstract: There is disclosed a baseball supported by a downwardly curved, semirigid, composite cord, which in turn normally extends forwardly from the normally forwardly disposed end of a pole, the rearward end being swingable connected to a swing structure. Guy wires from the rear of the cord just forward of the pole extend to top of the swing structure and to the swing structure below the pole swing connection. Normally vertically extending coil springs, in plurality and spaced apart, extend from upper and lower cage members which extend diagonally outwardly and rearwardly from the front of the cage as disposed just rearwardly of the swing structure. When a batter strikes the ball with a bat the pole swings from the blow, and with the swing structure and rearwardly against the coil springs on the respective side of pole swing to urge the spring thus strike against by the pole, first to flex or bow responsive to the side swing of the pole, then to straighten back into vertical position.