ES1101905U - Sports gesture training and improvement apparatus (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Apparatus for teaching and improving sports gesture characterized by understanding a. Two sleeves (10, 11) of partially cylindrical geometry, with a substantially circular section and two extensions of substantially rectangular geometry (21, 22) and an opening (23) and b. A set of rods (12, 13) joined to the two sleeves (10, 11) and to each other by a joint formed by the widening (18) of the ends of the two rods (12, 13) and connected by a joint ( 20) and comprises threaded holes (15) located concentrically to the joint (20) and a set of screws (16) screwed into the threaded holes (15), c. A support element for the arm and forearm of the wearer.

Description

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Sector of the technique. The present invention relates to a sports movement teaching apparatus that serves to

5 you perfect a correct sporting gesture. This is achieved by controlling the flexion and extension of arm or leg and is used to learn sports movements, especially in the aquatic environment. This invention falls within the field of the art of accessories of and devices of training, especially the field of water sports and swimming.

10 State of the Art. The movements that an athlete must perform to maximize their muscle power involves using certain muscles that are not always performed intuitively. That is, the athlete must perform movements that are always intuitive to obtain the desired result. The teaching improvement of these movements is not always easy and the result of the

15 application and use of them can make a difference in the competition with other rivals.

In the case of swimming, one of the key movements that the swimmer must perform in his upper body to maximize displacement by optimizing his motor skills (muscles and bones) is achieved with the so-called "high elbow" position. This position forces the swimmer to use the back muscles (especially the dorsal, deltoid and shoulder) to move instead of the arm and forearm. The muscles of the back have more motor capacity (power) than the movement that can generate the muscles of the arm or forearm. Before entering this movement, it is necessary to emphasize that the movements of a swimmer are very limited and oriented to a set of specific movements that are not always intuitive for the swimmer

25 and in which a set of specific muscles intervenes. So, as explained in http://triatlonolympic.es/, http://triatlonolympic.es/psicologia-deporte-blog and http: //www.todonatacion.comlGran crol / musculosCrol.php the movement of the arms in the Crol modality, consists of the following stages that the swimmer performs:

l. Hand entry into the water. In this phase, the arm and hand prepare to touch the

30 water from the outside when making the aerial recovery and open a hole where you have to enter the entire arm.

2. Stretching. It occurs once a hole has been opened with the fingers in the water, the whole arm is introduced and little by little the arm is stretched accompanied by the rotation towards the same side of the body to favor said stretch and to be able to place the arm

35 in position to start the next phase. The goal of the stretch is to place the arm

to flex the elbow below.

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Move down or "high elbow". It is done after arm stretching (or almost stretching as explained above) and begins with the wrist flexing down. It will be accompanied by elbow flexion, leaving the arm and elbow flush at the level above the hand. Its purpose is to achieve the greatest propulsive surface in vertical (forearm and hand) to be able to perform the propulsive movements. This movement is called "high elbow", and its purpose is to leave the arm in the grip position. In this smooth and very fast movement, pressure should not be exerted against the water because only the arm will be lowered and the grip will be delayed, decreasing the effectiveness of the stroke. Grip This movement follows the movement below or elbow high. More than a movement in itself, it is rather a certain position in which the swimmer rests on the water and begins the first propulsive phase (the inward movement). The position of the grip is already produced with the palm of the hand and the inner part of the forearm and the arm will be facing backwards and slightly outwards. This position occurs naturally by the flexion of the arm during downward movement and should not stand out. The downward movement is the search for this position to start "grabbing" water and propelling. Inside. This movement starts in the grip. The forearm and the hand have to be totally oriented towards the back, producing a semicircular movement towards the back that continues until the hand is below the chest. This movement consists in thinking that the arm, forearm and hand is a single piece in the form of a boomerang and is pushed back with the arm to transmit the force to the large muscles of the back. This movement does not occur because the hand pushes inward, but because the arm makes an adduction of the shoulder joint backwards and the natural movement will be inward. Outside. This movement begins at the end of the movement inwards and is performed with a movement of the hand and arm backwards, outwards and upwards from below the body towards the surface of the water. The movement continues until the hand approaches the thigh and begins to move forward to begin the recovery. Relaxation. Swimmers should stop pushing back against the water as they approach their thighs and start moving forward. In this relaxation, the palm of the hand must turn inward so that the hand can move towards the edge surface. Aerial recovery. The objective of the aerial recovery is to prepare the arm for the next underwater stroke so it must be done with the least alteration of the lateral alignment. Again, entry, which corresponds to the previous point 1.

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The arm flexes when it rises from the water due to the movement of the shoulders that facilitates the recovery with the elbow flexed and the hand hanging (relaxed) next to the side.

In these stages, the basic position that defines the technique of a swimmer is the so-called "high elbow" which establishes the swimmer in the first stages of the swimming movement and must apply especially in the grip stage. With this position the swimmer rests on the water and the first propulsive phase (the inward movement) begins. The purpose of the "high elbow" position is to leave the arm in the grip position in this way to establish and maintain a correct arm and forearm position that forces the swimmer to use the muscles of the back (especially shoulder and deltoid) to obtain a greater power directed at the swimmer's propulsion. This position and movement is not intuitive and must be learned by the swimmer.

Likewise, the swimmer must mark and position a certain position of the leg and forearm to carry out the propulsion using mainly the abdominal muscles, psoas, buttocks. With the marking of this position and the use of these muscles the swimmer manages to propel himself with greater power and efficiency. As in the upper train, the teaching and improvement of this movement is not always intuitive and involves many hours of training.

This type of movement or similar of the upper and lower train also occur in other sports such as that a canoeist must perform to propel the canoes, as well as in other sports in which a position must be marked to perform a specific movement more effectively. the extremities like in golf, certain movements in football, baseball, muscle building, etc.

It is known in the state of the art the Spanish document ES 2.167.202 whose title is "Device for the entertainment of a limb of the human body in the practice of a specific physical activity" which is focused on tennis as well as the utility model l.060.4l8 of title "Knee pads swimming or diving", which also does not affect the activity object of this invention. The first prior clearly defines a movement and sporting purpose but away from the field of swimming. It is also known that US Pat. No. 4,867,720 discloses a device for swimmers to improve propulsion by fixing the position of the leg to prevent the knee from bending. In this case, the position of the legs is fixed and the knee can only move once the union between the two parts of the device is untied.

Explanation of the invention. The present invention consists of an apparatus that forces its wearer to limit the movement of the arm and forearm or between the leg and forearm due to a limitation that is included in the elbow or knee joint. In this case, this apparatus defines the degrees that the elbow or knee can flex to achieve the desired movement and gesture.

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In the case of swimming, this invention aims to achieve a certain sports gesture known as a "high elbow" by performing a gesture of pronation. This device does not fix in a static and determined position of the elbow joint, but allows a limited movement of the elbow joint. This results in a possible bend in the elbow that the coach will determine and which will normally be comprised in an opening between 100 ° and 145 ° which corresponds to the position that best characterizes the high-elbow position. In this way, the athlete is forced to use the muscles of the back, especially dorsal, trapezius, posterior deltoid since the athlete has limited mobility of the joint and maximizes the effort made in the swimming movement.

In the same way, the application of this device in the lower train limits the movement and rotation of the knee and forces the swimmer to use the abdominal muscles, psoas, glutes.

This invention consists of a sports movement teaching apparatus to control the flexion and extension of the arm or leg and to learn sport movements of flexo-extension of the arm or leg. This device is placed in the joints of the elbow or knee and is composed of three pieces.

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Two sleeves that are attached and attached to the arm and forearm, as well as the quadriceps and tibia of the leg.

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Two rods attached. Each rod is attached to a sleeve and between them by an articulated joint. In the case of using this device in the lower train, 4 rods can be used.

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A joint limiter for turning the articulated joint. This limiting assembly can be formed by two screws that are screwed into perforations made in the articulated joint.

The articulated joint between the two rods acts as a locking mechanism of the joint to prevent bending to certain degrees and to extend it to the position defined by the coach at any time. This joint is formed by the union of the two ends of the rods which have a circular shape and perimeter significantly greater than the width of the rods. In these extremes, perforations have been made to allow the passage of the screws that fix the maximum angle that the elbow or knee can be bent as well as two stops that limit the flexion of this joint. The arrangement between the two screws can be made to allow a maximum flexion between 10 ° and 45 °, which would correspond to an opening of the elbow or knee limited between 100 ° and 145 °.

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In the case of exercising the "high elbow" position, the swimmer places two sleeves on the arm and forearm. With an enclosure system, adjust and fix the two sleeves. This enclosure system can be constituted by a "velcro®" type tape or water resistant plastic bands. The trainer or qualified personnel will help the swimmer to choose the two openings in which the two screws in the joint must be screwed to define the high elbow position according to the anatomy of each swimmer and the specific activity or training that goes to perform in each session. Once the device is placed, the swimmer will have limited movement of his arm and in this way he will be able to internalize the type of movement he must perform to improve his swimming technique. The learning process is done by limiting the rotation that establishes the two screws as well as the noise or clicking that occurs each time one end of the rod hits one of the screws when the swimmer tries to turn the arm in front of the forearm more degrees of which allows the limitation of the two screws. This click is internalized by the swimmer and facilitates the association of the limits of rotation with said noise.

The application of this device in the muscle-building activities related to the development of certain muscles allows the user to determine the movement that must be performed in order for it to be performed in a clean manner. Thus, in the so-called "bench press" the use of this device alerts the user and prevents him from lowering the arms beyond the limit set by the two screws that define the rotation in the apparatus object of this invention. In this way the excessive lowering of the weight is avoided so that the athlete forces the pectorals to lift the weight. In this case, the angle of flexion in the elbows may be different from that explained in the previous paragraphs.

In order to avoid skin lesions, the set of previous elements may be covered with a fabric or a soft material such as neoprene that serves to better adhere the device to the skin as well as protecting it from possible protruding roughness of the arms or rods .

A variant in the construction of the apparatus consists of imitating the angle of flexion with the help of a single screw and a fixed stop. The combination of the screw and its pins together with the stop make up the maximum flexion that the device allows and in this way the position of the arm and forearm is limited, thus obtaining the so-called "high elbow" position. In this case, the screw and the stop limit maximum flexion between 10 ° and 45 °, which would correspond to an opening of the elbow or knee limited between 100 ° and 145 °.

The apparatus is made of water-resistant materials, as well as being pleasant to the touch, so that at the same time it is not abrasive to the skin and has sufficient durability. For example, you can use plastic for the sleeves and a neoprene that covers the rods and sleeves.

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The screws and rods are made of metal due to the resistance of said materials as well as the sonority of the same to generate a snap that is easily audible in the aquatic environment. This is a key element in this invention, because the sound and perception of the click when the device limits movement, such as the high elbow, facilitates learning in sports since the sensation that transmits the shock of the two thymes to the brain is like have a coach inside of oneself and getting the proprioception of the desired movement. The purpose of the device is to reduce learning time in sports.

With this device the following technical improvements are achieved in the movement of the arms and legs in swimming and other sports that require a specific technical movement in the arms and legs:

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In swimming, and related to the movements of the upper joints, the apparatus avoids lateral deviations with the arms since the swimmer looks for the top of the apparatus directly. In addition, the elbow-like movement of swimming occurs more quickly and the learning time on the part of the students is faster since this apparatus produces an important proprioceptive sensation to the brain when making it feel the top from which it has to throw for that the back works better. In relation to the movements of the lower joints, avoids knee flexion until a certain time, forcing the flexor muscle of the hip (psoas iliac) to work and transmit better energy for the best swimming technique. This applies to swimming styles of crawl, back, butterfly and breaststroke.

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In canoeing, the device prevents the transmission of pulling with the paddle is done with paddling, but with a movement of adduction. Thus, in the paddling, it avoids excessive paddling and a movement of adduction of the arm occurs passively.

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In bodybuilding, the apparatus facilitates the clean performance of gestures intended for the exercise of one or a set of specific muscles.

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In golf for the improvement of the launching gesture focusing the action of the muscles of the back in the movement of "swing", which entails being able to reach a greater distance with the throwing.

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In soccer, for the learning of specific movements of throwing of ball where the athlete must learn or improve the impulse and power that can exert on the ball using the abdominal muscles and psoas.

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In baseball as well as in golf, the use of this apparatus allows you to improve the ball batting gesture to achieve greater shooting power.

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In tennis, this device can serve to improve the technique in the movements and hitting of the ball.

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Brief explanation of the drawings. Figure 1 shows a profile view of the movements performed by a swimmer taken from http: //intelligentraining.files. wordpress.com/20 11/11 /tc3a9cnica-de-crol.pdL Figure 2 shows the figure of a swimmer with the swimming phases. Figure 3 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the apparatus. Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the apparatus, especially for the legs. Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a third embodiment of the apparatus.

Detailed description of an embodiment of the invention. Figure 1 shows a view of the profile of the movements performed by a swimmer (1) at move using the movement used in the crawl technique. The different ones are shown positions of the hand, arm and forearm to develop the movement as well as the position of "high elbow" in which the swimmer (1) must position to improve his performance in the displacement.

As shown in figure 2, the stages that a swimmer (1) develops in the swim movement are:

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Entry of the hand in the water (2).

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Stretch (3).

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Movement down (4).

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Grip (5).

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Inside (6).

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Outside (7).

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Relaxation (8)

• Air recovery (9). In figure 3 the initial realization of the sports movement teaching apparatus which consists of two independent sleeves (10, 11) is shown in perspective. The two sleeves (10, 11) are connected with the help of two rods (12, 13) which are connected to each sleeve (10, 11) with the help of a pair of bolts or screws (14) passing through a longitudinal guide hollow (19) of the rods (12, 13). The hollow longitudinal guide (19) allows to fix the rods (12, 13) to the sleeves (10, 11) in any of the positions allowed by the hollow of the guide. The rods (12, 13) must be positioned with the help of the bolts or screws (14) in those positions in such a way that the ends of the rods (12, 13) do not protrude from the sleeves (10, 11). adapt to the anatomy of the athlete. The end of the rods (12, 13) where the articulation is performed ends in a widening (18) that includes a joint (20)

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and a threaded hollow assembly (15) arranged in a concentric circle shape around the hinge (20). The two rods (12, 13) are joined with a hinge (20) as well as by two screws (16) which screw the threaded holes (15) in two. The threaded holes (15) where the screws (16) are screwed are chosen by the trainer or user with the aim of limiting the mobility of the elbow or the knee to exercise the corresponding sports posture.

The geometry of the sleeves (10, 11) is partially cylindrical, with section is circular, with two extensions of substantially rectangular geometry (21,22) that have an opening (23) through which the arm and forearm of the user is introduced. , as in the case of a swimmer (1). This geometry allows the device to adapt to the user's anatomy.

In Figure 4 the case of a preferred embodiment for knees is shown. In this case, due to the greater muscular volume, the two independent sleeves (10, 11) can be connected with the help of four rods (12, 13) in such a way that the elements exposed in the previous figure 3 are duplicated. In the case of the knees, the projections (21, 22) may be shorter and the size of the cuffs may be higher due to the greater muscle mass of the thighs.

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a third embodiment of the sports movement teaching apparatus which consists of two independent sleeves (10, 11) made of water resistant and flexible material to allow it to adapt to the arm and forearm of the wearer. The two sleeves (10, 11) are connected with the help of two rods (12, 13) which are attached to each sleeve (10, 11) with the help of bolts or screws (14). It is also possible to weld the rods (12, 13) to the sleeves with specific glues.

The two rods (12, 13) are connected through the extension (18) with the aid of a threaded hole (15) and a screw (16) that is screwed into one of the threaded holes (15). By screwing the screw (16) into one of the threaded holes (15) is defined and limits the bending that can make the two sleeves (10, 11) each other with the help of the rods (12, 13) and a stop located in the widening that is not shown in figure 5.

In all the above cases, the assembly formed by the extension (18) of the rods (12, 13) as well as the screws (16) are covered by a protection that includes a rubber stopper to protect the skin from possible friction. This cap can include a marker associated with the position of the screws (16) that indicates the degrees of opening that allows the elbow or knee. In addition, the two sleeves (10, 11) can be fixed to the arm and forearm with the help of Velcro® type tapes (17).

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Another option is to construct in a single body, by means of specific molds, the sleeves (10, 11) and the rods (12, 13) in such a way that the two sleeves (10, 12) would be connected through their rods (12, 13) that are part of the same body, cuff (10) - rod (12) or as a cuff

(11) - rod (13) with the help of the joint (20) and the screws (16) housed in the threaded holes (15).

List of elements:

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Swimmer (1)

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Entry of the hand in the water (2).

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Stretch (3).

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Movement down (4).

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Grip (5).

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Inside (6).

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Outside (7).

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Relaxation (8)

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Aerial recovery (9).

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Independent sleeve (10).

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Independent sleeve (11).

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Rods (12).

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Rods (13).

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Bolts or screws (14) between the rods (12, 13) and the sleeves (10,11).

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Filled hole (15) of the extension (18) of the rods (10, 11).

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Screw (16) that is fixed to the threaded hole (15).

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Velcro® type tapes (17).

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Widening (18) of the rods (10, 11).

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Hollow longitudinal guide (19) of the rods (10, 11).

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Articulation of the rods.

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Extent of substantially rectangular geometry (21) of the sleeves (10, 11).

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Extension of geometry substantially rectangular (22) of the sleeves (10, 11).

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Opening (23) of the sleeves (10, 11)

Industrial application This invention is of industrial application in the field of sports technique such as swimming, canoeing, golf, baseball, bodybuilding, soccer etc

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Claims (10)

Claims l.

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Apparatus for teaching and improving sports gesture characterized by understanding

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two sleeves (10, 11 out of geometry partially cylindrical, with section

approximately circular and two extensions of approximately rectangular geometry

(21, 22) And an opening (23) and

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a set of rods (12, 13) joined to the two sleeves (10, 11) and to each other by

a joint formed by the widening (18) of the ends of the two rods

(12,

13 ~ Y connected by a joint (20) and comprises perforations

threads (15) located concentrically to the joint (20) and a set of

screws (16) screwed into the threaded holes (15),

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an element for fastening to the arm and forearm of the wearer.

A sports gesture teaching and improvement device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rods (12, 13) are attached to each sleeve (10, 11) with a pair of screws (14) that pass through a hollow longitudinal guide (19) of the rods (12, 13) And because the two rods (12, 13) are joined together in the widening (18) with a joint (20) and a set of threaded holes (15) arranged in the shape of a concentric circle around the joint (20) and two screws (16) screwed into two of the threaded holes (15). A sports gesture teaching and improvement device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rods (12, 13) are attached to each sleeve (10, 11) with a pair of screws (14) that pass through a hollow longitudinal guide (19) of the rods (12, 13) And because the two rods (12, 13) are joined together in the widening (18) with a joint (20) and a threaded hollow set (15) arranged in the shape of a concentric circle around the joint ( 20) and a screw (16) screwed into a threaded hole (15) and a fixed stop limiting the rotation movement. A sports gesture teaching and improvement device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeves (10, 11) are made of standard plastic material and that the rods (12, 13) and the screws (16) are made of waterproof metal material. Apparatus for teaching and improving the sporting gesture according to claim 4 characterized in that the set formed by the widening (18) of the rods (12, 13) and the screws (16) are covered by a protection that includes a rubber stopper with a marker associated with the position of the screws (16) indicating the degrees of opening of the elbow or knee and because the rods (12, 13) and the sleeves (10, 11) are lined with a fabric or a neoprene type material. 6. Apparatus for teaching and improving the sporting gesture according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeves (10, 11) are constructed in a single body and because the two rods (12, 13) are joined together in the widening (18) with a joint (20) and a set of threaded holes (15) arranged in a concentric circle around 5 the joint (20) and two screws (16) screwed into two threaded holes (15).

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Apparatus for teaching and improving sports gesture according to claims 2, 3 and 6 characterized by being applied in swimming.

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Apparatus for teaching and improving the sporting gesture according to claim 7, characterized in that it is applicable for the practice of the high elbow position in swimming.

9. Apparatus for teaching and improving sports gesture according to claims 2, 3 and 6 characterized by being of special application in sports bodybuilding activities.

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Apparatus for teaching and improving sports gesture according to claims 2, 3 and 6 characterized by being of special application for football, baseball, golf.

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Apparatus for teaching and improving the sporting gesture according to claims 2, 3 and 6

15 characterized in that the sleeves are fastened to the arm and forearm of the wearer with the help of a velcro® (17).