Basketball shot trainer
OwnerMark C. Sheppardinventor
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Abstract
A basketball shot trainer for controlling the movement of the user's shooting arm in a predetermined direction and predetermined elbow placement. The shooter's arm is connected to an arm bar such that the shooting arm and elbow pivot in a predetermined manner relative to the user's torso. The shooting arm is held in the desired position on the user by means of a back plate which supports the arm bar for pivotal movement to control movement of the user's shooting arm. The arm bar has a guide portion which is secured to the user's shooting arm by an arm band which controls movement of the shooting arm in a predetermined vertical plane.
Claims6
A basketball shot training device adapted to be worn by a user and having a shooting arm guide attachable to the user's shooting arm for developing correct shooting arm movement, said basketball shot training device comprising:
- a pivotable arm bar having a first support portion adapted to be supported on the back of a user for pivotal movement in response to the movement in a vertical plane of the user's shooting arm;
- said pivotable arm bar having a second shooting arm guide portion extending at an angle from said first support portion and adapted to be attached to the user's shooting arm for movement therewith;
- shooting arm attachment means carried by said second shooting arm guide portion of said pivotable arm bar for releasably securing said pivotable arm bar to the user's shooting arm for movement therewith;
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- torso attachment means for securing said first support portion adapted to be supported on the back of a user in a position wherein said first support portion extends across the users upper back and shoulders, and said second shooting arm guide portion extends at an angle therefrom adjacent to the user's shoulder and shooting arm for movement in a plane normal to a longitudinal axis of said first support portion adapted to be supported on the back of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.