a rebound apparatus for practicing striking a ball with a racket . the apparatus has an elongated rectangular frame which is mounted on a base for pivotal adjustment about a horizontal axis . mounted on the frame is a flexible material which is relatively loose along the width of the frame and relatively taut along the length of the frame . the upper end of the frame is curved out of the plane of the main portion of the frame , and this upper end supports a ball rebound surface . the flexible material may be secured at its upper end to the rebound surface . the length of the frame is adjustable . in use , a ball when hit by a racket will strike the flexible material , rebound upwardly against the ball rebound surface , and then rebound again in a direction back toward the player who hit the ball .