Basketball shot training device
OwnerGerald Mosleyinventor
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Abstract
A basketball shot training device including a platform having a lower surface and an upper surface. The lower surface is positionable on a flat recipient surface. The upper surface receives a practicing player's feet thereon in a standing orientation. A tether is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end is adjustably secured to the platform. A glove is coupled with the second end of the tether. The glove has an opening therein for receiving a hand of the practicing player therein. The device is capable of detecting the angle and position of the glove following a shot to ascertain whether a shot was properly executed with the requisite “follow-through”.
Claims9
A basketball shot training device for teaching and monitoring the proper basketball shooting technique comprising, in combination:
- a platform having a lower surface and an upper surface, the lower surface being positionable on a flat recipient surface, the upper surface receiving a practicing player's feet thereon in a standing orientation;
- a glove having an opening for receiving a shooting hand of the practicing player therein;
- a sensor coupled with respect to the glove, the sensor for detecting a proper shooting position the glove;
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- a mechanism for indicating to the player that the glove has achieved a desired position above the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.