member 46 the construction of the bat 50 and of the kinetic adapter 31 permits freedom of movement of the bat 50 in multiple planes the linear ball bearing 22a can move not only in a linear direction but can also twist in a rotational direction the rotary flange bearing 22e not only allows limited linear movement of the training bat 50 but also allows rotational movement of the bat within the bearing furthermore the flexible member 48 maximizes freedom of movement of the wrists and arms while totally controlling the path of the first elongated member bathead 44 the only difference between the first and second embodiments of the baseball training machine resides in the replacement of the kinetic adapter 22 and training bat 24 with the kinetic adapter 31 and the training bat 50 the remaining parts of the first embodiment 2 fig1 are unchanged reference is now made to fig8 and 9 in which is shown a portion of a third and most preferred embodiment of a baseball training machine made in accordance with the principles of the present invention in the third embodiment of the training machine a kinetic adapter 29 is slidably and rotatably mounted on the adjustable cross member 20.