Joyce H Poteet

Address:

4056 Cascade Fls Dr, Sarasota, FL 34243

VIN:

1N4BL21E07N451518

Make:

NISSAN

Model:

ALTIMA

Year:

2007

US Patent:

6916260, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Jul 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/617478

Inventors:

Joyce Poteet - Sarasota FL, US

International Classification:

A63B049/00

US Classification:

473551

Abstract:

A tennis racket hand-positioning device attachable to a handle of a tennis racket. In one embodiment, a saddle shaped support member including an elongated thin attaching strip connected to and extending in spaced relation along a reverse surface of the support member. The attaching strip is adapted in width and thickness to be supportively engaged beneath a turn of handle grip wrap of the handle and against the top right bevel of the handle to support a selected position and orientation of the support member. Felt orientation indicia against the base of the thumb adjacent the palm of the user then advises of the preselected reorientation of a head of the tennis racket during a backhand stroke. Another embodiment provides support against the palm of the hand during backhand strokes and a third embodiment also provides both felt indicia and a physical stop against the base of the thumb to achieve proper preselected racket reorientation during a backhand stroke.