Basketball training device
OwnerDonald L. Coddensinventor
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Abstract
A basketball training device includes a variety of straps and loops for controlling and training a user's shooting form. One embodiment of the invention generally includes a strap encircling the user's body, a pair of loops encircling the user's fingers and a second strap connecting the loops to the first strap. Another embodiment includes a first strap encircling the user's body, a second strap encircling the user's wrist, and a third strap encircling a portion of the user'arm. A restraint runs through a guide on the second strap and is connected to the first and third straps. In another embodiment, a substantially rigid plate is secured to the arm of the nondominant hand of the user to limit its travel and reduce the possibility of thumbing. The embodiments may be used in combination.
Claims20
A basketball training device, comprising:
- a strap configured to encircle the torso of a body;
- a first loop connected to the strap and configured to engage a first finger on a hand of a non-dominant arm;
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- a second loop having a selectively adjustable length relative to the first loop and also being connected to the strap and configured to engage a second finger on the hand
- wherein an amount of travel of the hand is controlled by the length of the second loop for preventing the first finger from engaging and having an undesirable effect on a basketball.
A basketball training device, comprising:
- a first means for encircling the torso of a user's body;
- a second means for encircling at least one of the user's fingers of a non-dominant arm;
- a third means for encircling a second of the user's fingers of the non-dominant arm and being adjustable relative to the second means for preventing, the user's fingers from having an undesirable effect on a basketball;
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- a fourth means for connecting the second and third means to the first means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.