Basketball shooting aid

A basketball shooting aid for retrofitting onto an existing basketball rim having a rim diameter, the basketball shooting aid comprising:

• a sidewall having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface, the upper surface of the sidewall defining an upper orifice and the lower surface of the sidewall defining a lower orifice, the upper orifice having an upper orifice diameter, the lower orifice having a lower orifice diameter, the upper orifice diameter being greater than the lower orifice diameter such that the inner surface angles from the upper surface to the lower surface, the lower orifice diameter being substantially similar to the rim diameter of the existing basketball rim;
• a shock-absorbing gasket connected to the lower surface of the sidewall;
• a damping layer covering the inner surface of the sidewall, the damping layer being configured to absorb energy associated with an incoming basketball;
• wherein the shock-absorbing gasket is configured to be sandwiched between the sidewall and the existing basketball rim when the basketball shooting aid is retrofitted onto said existing basketball rim.