above the pouch 26 is made from nylon or other durable flexible material the grasping tab 30 is provided to give the pitcher a comfortable and reliable location to pull back on the launcher pouch 26 without needing to grasp the outer surface 40 of the pouch 26 this makes tensioning and releasing of the pouch 26 to shoot a pitch much easier and more reliable for the pitcher in another non depicted form the grasping tab has a thickened portion at its distal end to aid the user in obtaining a firmer grasp as shown here a loop insert 23 is attached to each side of the pouch 26 at the attachment members 28 the elongated ends of the inserts 23 are configured to fit inside of the elasticized bands and then be held therein by interference fit between the bands and the loop inserts 23 the pouch 26 forms a ball receptacle 36 that is defined by the inner surface 38 of the pouch 26 as will be discussed below in connection with fig3 the pouch 26 will hold the compressible ball 32 when the user puts tension on the grasping tab 30 and will cleanly release the compressible ball 32 when the user releases the grasping tab 30 fig3 is a cutaway top view of the launcher pouch 26 of the device of fig1 and 2 what is critical in the design of the pouch 26 and the ball 32 is that when tension is placed on the grasping tab 30 when the pitcher pulls back on the.