attached the ball 34 is preferably a baseball softball or tennis ball but can be any equivalent such that the ball can be hit with a bat or racquet the rope is preferably attached to the ball by drilling a hole in the ball 34 inserting the rope through the hole and tying a knot in the rope glue or adhesive can be used to further secure the ball into place it is understood that there are various methods of securing a ball to the end of a cord for example the ball could be molded onto the cord thus any means of securing the ball 34 will be sufficient so long as the ball cannot detach from the rope during use of the batting device 10 preferably the rope is about 7 feet long but could be made to be variable in length as desired by the batter the thimble 26 is preferably made of metal but can be any sufficient substance the rope 28 must be strong enough to contain the centrifugal force of the ball 34 orbiting about the vertical member 16 the rope 28 must also be able to withstand the impulse forces generated when the ball 34 is batted two soft plastic tubes 30a and 30b are placed on the rope 28 and secured with knots 32a and 32b fig1 3 and 5.