EP1728536A1 - Appareil d'entraînement pour le tennis - Google Patents

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EP1728536A1
EP1728536A1 EP06010790A EP06010790A EP1728536A1 EP 1728536 A1 EP1728536 A1 EP 1728536A1 EP 06010790 A EP06010790 A EP 06010790A EP 06010790 A EP06010790 A EP 06010790A EP 1728536 A1 EP1728536 A1 EP 1728536A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0073Means for releasably holding a ball in position; Balls constrained to move around a fixed point, e.g. by tethering
    • A63B69/0091Balls fixed to a movable, tiltable or flexible arm
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/38Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for tennis

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  • the invention relates to a tennis practice device.
  • Tennis is known to have two basic strokes: the forehand and the backhand. Both can be performed so that the ball has a twist, i. a twist, gets.
  • the Ballelle is created by the impact of the tennis racket on the ball. The most important effects are Topspin (Drive, Forward Rotation) and Underspin (Slice, Backward Rotation).
  • the ball played with the topspin gets a forward spin
  • the ball played with the underspin gets a backward spin.
  • the tennis racket To give the ball a forward or backward twist, the tennis racket must be guided to the incoming ball accordingly: the topspin from bottom to top and the underspin from top to bottom.
  • the face of the tennis racket must be directed at ball touch approximately perpendicular to the ground. The effect is created by the friction between the stringing of the tennis racket and the ball, in the tennis language this is called "ball brushing".
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive tennis practice device with which the correct leadership of the tennis racket to the ball for the purpose of the desired twist distribution can be learned quickly.
  • the inventive tennis practice device allows beginners and children, in particular, to quickly learn the correct guidance of the tennis racket to the ball for the purpose of the desired spin distribution and to immediately recognize and correct any errors. It is a tool both for the tennis instructor, who can correct the execution of the blow immediately and give less explanations, as well as for the student himself, also alone and in a small room, e.g. at home, while also strengthening his muscles.
  • the inventive tennis practice device is simple and inexpensive, can be easily transported and worn, caused when practicing virtually no noise and can to a certain extent also replace a tennis wall.
  • the rotation element simulating the tennis ball may be provided with a marker visualizing the twisting direction (forward twist or reverse twist, for example). Arrows, be provided.
  • a tennis practice device 1 for learning topspin impacts comprises a stand 2 comprising a base plate 3 (it could also be a frame) and a vertical support 4 fixed to the base plate 3.
  • the base plate 2 can be used as needed, e.g. should be placed on an uneven floor, equipped with leveling feet 5.
  • a pendulum arm 7 is arranged, which is pivotally mounted about a horizontal pendulum axis 6.
  • the pendulum axis 6 can be adjusted in height, including the vertical support 4 is provided with a number of corresponding, superposed openings 8.
  • the vertical support 4 could, however, also be telescopic, for example, for the height adjustment of the pendulum axle 6.
  • a rotary member 10 is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis 11 which has a resilient or tennis ball-like surface and is intended to simulate the tennis ball. It may be, for example, a disc made of metal or plastic with a rubber or felt surface. However, it is also suitable, e.g. the use of a standard floorball ball, which is stored rotatable about an axis.
  • a stop carrier 15 is arranged transversely to the same, at its two ends depending on a stop 16, 17 for the pendulum arm 7 is present.
  • damper elements In the stop area (either directly on the stops 16, 17 or on the surface between the stop carrier 15 and the pendulum arm 7) are mounted damper elements (not shown in the drawing).
  • the pendulum arm 7 is located with advantage in the starting position on the one stop 16 and can when hitting a in Fig. 1 in three positions 20a, 20b, 20c indicated tennis racket face 20 on the rotary member 10 in the direction of rotation D 1 to one by the other Stop 17 limited swing angle are pivoted, which is shown in phantom in Fig. 1, after which he is automatically pivoted back by the action of a restoring moment generating weights 13 in the starting position.
  • weights 13, e.g. Plates can preferably not only be changed in number, but also on pendulum arm 7 in arrow directions P of Fig. 1, i. transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pendulum arm 7, can be adjusted, whereby the force required for impacts additionally increased or decreased and the speed of the return movement of the pendulum arm 7 can be controlled
  • the stop carrier 15 can preferably be adjusted in height on the vertical support 4, for which purpose the vertical support 4 is provided with a number of fastening holes 18, which are optionally arranged one above the other in pairs. As a result, the pivoting angle of the pendulum arm 7 or the pendulum motion can be changed in the desired manner.
  • the stop carrier 15 can be adjusted horizontally with advantage also at any height relative to the vertical support 4, which allows an asymmetrical pendulum movement relative to the vertical support 4. The horizontal adjustment can be accomplished via a number of existing in the stop carrier 15 holes 19.
  • stops 16, 17 could be adjusted horizontally at the same height of the stop carrier 15.
  • the tennis practice device 1 now makes it possible to practice the topspin, ie the granting of the forward spin when the club is guided correctly.
  • the pendulum axis 6 is previously in accordance with the size of the exercising person in height set (via the openings 18 or the telescope).
  • the tennis racket or the tennis racket impact surface 20 must be brought after striking just before hitting the rotary member 10 in a bottom approximately perpendicular lower position 20a, in the vertical position to the bottom 20b, the rotary member 10 and stripe up into the in Fig. 1 denoted by 20c, also perpendicular to the ground position are swung out, wherein the rotary member 10 receives a forward rotation in the direction of arrow V of FIG. The correct twist distribution is immediately visible.
  • the exercise device is suitable for both right-handed and left-handed people.
  • the base plate 3 must be designed so that there is enough space (distance F of FIG. 2) for the feet of the exercising person available.
  • the vertical support 4 asymmetrically, to one side of the base plate 3 (viewed transversely to the pendulum plane) and thereby to increase the distance F, in which case the change forehand / backhand or right-handed / left-handed by displacement of the weights or plates 13 of the pendulum 7 could be adjusted so that his initial position could optionally also correspond to the position shown in dashed lines in Fig. 1 and the pivoting would take place in the twist distribution in the direction of rotation D 2 and the return pivot in the direction of rotation D 1 .
  • a stand 2 'in turn comprises a levelable base plate 3, on which in this embodiment a gallows-shaped upright part 24 is arranged, which has a two-part vertical support 24a, 24b, a horizontal bar 24c and a vertical support 24d.
  • the tennis practice device 1 'in turn has a pivotable about a pendulum axis 6 pendulum 7, wherein the pendulum axis 6 is associated with the vertical support 24d.
  • the pendulum arm 7 is in turn provided at one end with the rotary member 10 and at the other end with the weights 13.
  • the pendulum axis 6 can also be adjusted in this device in height to take into account the size of the exercising person. This is done for example by adjusting the one part 24b of the vertical support relative to the arranged on the base plate 3 other part 24a, wherein the adjustment in turn via a number of superimposed openings 8 'or continuously by telescopic training of the vertical support 24a, 24b can be done.
  • the pendulum arm 7 is under the action of its own weight in a vertical starting position, in which the rotary member 10 is located below, while the side of a fitted with a damper element stop 16 ', which has a number of superimposed mounting holes 18' on the vertical support 24d in height is adjustable.
  • the pendulum arm 7 can be pivoted upon impact of a in Fig. 3 in three positions 20a ', 20b', 20c 'indicated tennis racket face 20 on the rotary member 10 in the direction of rotation D 1 by a pivot angle, until it stops at 16' of the other Side comes to concern, which is shown in phantom in Fig. 1, after which he is automatically, by the action of a restoring moment generating weights 13, pivoted back into the starting position.
  • the stopper 16 ' By the height adjustment of the stopper 16 ', the desired pendulum motion or the desired pivot angle can be adjusted. It would be possible, with another, on the other side of the pendulum arm 7 as a stop 16 'lying stop (not shown) when swinging back to prevent the overshoot of the pendulum arm 7, but this is not absolutely necessary.
  • the tennis racket or the face 20 of the tennis racket must be brought to the rotation element 10 in a nearly vertical (or in a up to 20 ° deviates from the vertical position) upper position 20a 'after Ausholen just before the Aüftown are, at the same angle standing (Pos. 20b '), the rotary member 10 strip and thereby give the rotation member 10 is a reverse rotation in the direction of arrow R of FIG. 3, and then from a lower position 20c' are swung upwards.
  • the positions of the face 20 shown in Figs. 3 and 4 correspond to the backhand of a right-hander.
  • the stopper 16 ' can be inserted into a row of superimposed mounting holes 18' lying on the other side of the pendulum arm 7, the pendulum arm 7 then hitting the striking face 20 in the direction of rotation D 2 is pivoted and then pivots back in the direction of rotation D 1 .
  • the beam 24c of the gallows-shaped stand 24 must be dimensioned so that there is sufficient space for the tennis racket.
  • the two tennis training devices 1, 1 'described above may well be combined in a modifiable device, e.g. If the vertical support 4 of the device of FIG. 1 and 2 at the same time the lower part 24a of the two-part vertical support of the device of FIG. 3 and 4 would form, so that the device could be easily converted from practicing Topspin for practicing Underspin.
  • a forehand device and a backhand device could be placed next to each other to practice both strokes and a correct grip change.
  • FIG. 5 A particularly advantageous solution is shown in FIG. 5.
  • two rotary elements 10 are provided at the free end of the pendulum arm 7, which are held by a spacer 30 on both sides of the pendulum arm 7 and the pendulum plane, in such a distance in that the tennis racket can be swung down past the pendulum arm 7 or the stand 7 at a sufficient distance d, ie, that the apparatus is suitable for learning both topspin and underspin and for forehand and backhand, regardless of whether you are right-handed or left-leaning.
  • the weights 13 and their arrangement on the pendulum 7 also determine the necessary effort in the beating. But it would also be possible to use a spring (eg a torsion spring) for this purpose.
  • the tilting of the pendulum arm 7 could also be defined by stops by means of a rope on the one hand on the stand 2 (or on the vertical support 4) and on the other hand attached to the pendulum arm 7 cables.
  • the swivel angle could for example be adjusted by means of a cable clamp by changing the length of the cable connection as needed.
  • the pendulum stroke could be adjusted asymmetrically with respect to the vertical support 4, for example by adjusting corresponding cable contact bolts.
  • One of both cable fixings can be cushioned and / or dampened, e.g. through a foam element.
  • a direction of twisting forward spin V and reverse twist R
  • the inventive tennis practice device allows beginners and children, in particular, to quickly learn the correct guidance of the tennis racket to the ball for the purpose of the desired spin distribution and to immediately recognize and correct any errors. It is a tool both for the tennis instructor, who can correct the execution of the blow immediately and give less explanations, as well as for the student himself, also alone and in a small room, e.g. at home, while strengthening his muscles.
  • the inventive tennis practice device is simple and inexpensive, can be easily transported and worn, caused when practicing virtually no noise and can to a certain extent also replace a tennis wall.
  • inventive tennis practice device is intended for individuals.
  • two persons could "play" with the device 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 topspin and with the device 1 "according to FIG. 5 topspin or underspin.

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WO2009041859A2 (fr) 2007-09-17 2009-04-02 Aleksandr Leonidovich Alekseev Dispositif d'entraînement à des gestes de frappe pour sportifs
WO2011056055A2 (fr) * 2009-11-06 2011-05-12 Jorge Pedraza Mendoza Guide rotationnel multiangulaire tridimensionnel
JP2016504125A (ja) * 2013-01-24 2016-02-12 トップスピンプロ リミテッド テニス教習補助具
WO2018055582A1 (fr) * 2016-09-25 2018-03-29 Kevin Robertson Dispositif d'entraînement au tennis de table
CN114028785A (zh) * 2021-11-30 2022-02-11 张乃伟 摆锤式乒乓球练习器
US11833407B1 (en) * 2022-05-13 2023-12-05 David Zywicki Spin n grin

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FR2371213A1 (fr) * 1976-11-19 1978-06-16 Guin Bernard Appareil d'auto-entrainement pour la pratique du tennis
US4417730A (en) * 1982-05-03 1983-11-29 Weiner Todd D Tennis practice apparatus
EP0236756A2 (fr) * 1986-02-07 1987-09-16 Julius Mönch Appareil pour la pratique du tennis
DE4222767A1 (de) * 1992-07-10 1994-01-13 Herbert Biber Trainingsgerät für Tennis
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CH566151A5 (en) * 1973-09-21 1975-09-15 Wicky Pierre Practice stand for tennis training - has base water filled for weighting in use, is of adjustable height and operates in any direction
FR2371213A1 (fr) * 1976-11-19 1978-06-16 Guin Bernard Appareil d'auto-entrainement pour la pratique du tennis
US4417730A (en) * 1982-05-03 1983-11-29 Weiner Todd D Tennis practice apparatus
EP0236756A2 (fr) * 1986-02-07 1987-09-16 Julius Mönch Appareil pour la pratique du tennis
DE4222767A1 (de) * 1992-07-10 1994-01-13 Herbert Biber Trainingsgerät für Tennis
US5685788A (en) * 1996-04-25 1997-11-11 Shy; Haw-Yaw Shock-absorbable ball practice device

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WO2009041859A2 (fr) 2007-09-17 2009-04-02 Aleksandr Leonidovich Alekseev Dispositif d'entraînement à des gestes de frappe pour sportifs
WO2011056055A2 (fr) * 2009-11-06 2011-05-12 Jorge Pedraza Mendoza Guide rotationnel multiangulaire tridimensionnel
WO2011056055A3 (fr) * 2009-11-06 2011-10-06 Jorge Pedraza Mendoza Guide rotationnel multiangulaire tridimensionnel
JP2016504125A (ja) * 2013-01-24 2016-02-12 トップスピンプロ リミテッド テニス教習補助具
WO2018055582A1 (fr) * 2016-09-25 2018-03-29 Kevin Robertson Dispositif d'entraînement au tennis de table
CN114028785A (zh) * 2021-11-30 2022-02-11 张乃伟 摆锤式乒乓球练习器
US11833407B1 (en) * 2022-05-13 2023-12-05 David Zywicki Spin n grin

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