Elastic band that can be applied to a basketball and used for tactile and visual guidance for throwing or shooting a basketball

Abstract

An elastic band that can be applied to a standard basketball in order to create a training basketball to assist with proper and consistent shooting technique. The removable band can be applied to any standard basketball to offer hand alignment cues for assisting a player in properly placing their fingers and hands in preparation for throwing or “shooting” a ball. The removable band can also be applied to offer a visual cue indicating the proper rotational alignment of the ball upon being thrown or “shot”. If the ball is thrown or “shot” correctly, the band will stay perpendicular to the direction of flight, and provide the user with immediate feedback that the proper technique was used.

Description

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to basketball training device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a basketball training system, device, and method that presents a tactile and visual reference for proper basketball “shooting” instruction when used by an athlete or player. The present invention further relates to such devices, systems, and methods that do not require the athlete or player to wear specialized equipment, but rather rely on a removable elastic band that can be placed around the entire circumference of a basketball. This removable band is used as a tactile guide for a player's hand position or “grip of the basketball”, as well as providing immediate visual feedback to the athlete when the proper technique was employed to throw or “shoot” the basketball with proper rotation or “backspin” during flight.[0002]Athletes participating in basketball are required to maintain proper and consistent hand position on a basketball ...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

On traditional basketballs, there is a lack of tactile or visual guidance to help instruct a player in proper hand placement or proper backspin on the release.

Shooting a basketball properly and consistently is very complex, and it is very important for player's to practice proper shooting mechanics in high repetition in order to train or re-train the proper muscle memory.

In many cases, not being aware of the proper mechanics to practice will result in players building incorrect muscle memory for shooting, and it will affect the accuracy of their shot.

Because of this complexity, players, especially newer players, have a particularly difficult time developing the proper shooting mechanics without the ability to measure the correctness of their hand placement or “grip” and rotation or “backspin”.

However, this device gives no tactile indication of hand positioning, nor is it removable to allow it to be utilized with existing basketballs.

However, this device is not removable, and cannot be applied to an existing basketball.

However, this device is not removable, and cannot be applied to a standard basketball.

While some of the prior solutions are similar, none of the prior art devices provide a method where the solution is removable, or applicable to a standard basketball.

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