To obtain a measuring apparatus whose position can be changed easily, in which an impact in a hitting operation is not applied directly to a body such as an arm or the like and by which an impact force can be measured precisely.

The measuring apparatus is provided with a target object 2 which is suspended so as to be rockable by a first wire group 3 and a second wire group 4 and with an accelerometer 13 which is attached to the target object 2. Acceleration which is generated at a time when the target object 2 is subjected to an impact is detected by the accelerometer 13, and the impact force of the target object 2 is found on the basis of the detected acceleration and on the basis of the mass of the target object 2. Consequently, since the measuring apparatus adopts a structure in which the target object 2 is suspended, its position such as its height or the like can be changed easily. In addition, since the target object 2 is suspended so as to be rockable, an impact in a hitting operation is not applied directly to a body such as an arm or the like. In addition, the acceleration which is generated at a time when the target object 2 is subjected to the impact is detected by the accelerometer 13, and the impact force of the target object 2 is found. As a result, the impact force can be measured precisely.