Basketball training device, system and method

Abstract

Method and various devices and systems directed towards teaching, training and developing a shooter to increase the accuracy of shooting a basketball are provided. The method comprises shooting a basketball with centerline straightness, 43-45 degree basketball hoop entry angle and 11 inch shot-depth. Embodiments of the physical devices of the invention, which may be used singly or in various combination, comprise a centerline-straightness target acquisition portion, a shot-depth target acquisition potion and an arc-angle target acquisition portion that teach, develop and reinforce consistent, accurate basketball shooting. A bracket assembly is disclosed for detachably attaching the device embodiments to a basketball backboard above the basketball hoop rim.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application is a Continuation of and claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 15 / 147849 filed on May 5, 2016 for “Basketball Training Device, System and Method” by Dan Constantin, the contents and subject of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, which was the non-provisional application of Provisional Application No. 62 / 156915 (Confirmation No. 5966), filed on May 5, 2015 for “Basketball Training Device, System and Method” by Dan Constantin, of which this Continuation Application further claims priority to and the benefit of and the contents and subject of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]The present invention relates generally to a device, system and method for shooting a basketball at and through a basketball basket, and more specifically, to a device, system and method directed towards training a shooter to increase the accuracy of shooting a basketball. It is therefore a...

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Benefits of technology

[0030]Other than dunk shots, shots with arc-angles greater than the optimal range of 43-45 degrees become increasingly more difficult to make. Shots with increasingly greater arc-angles—for example, shots with arc-angles of 70 or 80 degrees—must necessarily have higher trajectory paths in order for the ball to pass through the hoop plane. Short distance shots—such as those taken from “within the paint”—may, in certain instances, require higher arc-angles in order to avoid a towering defender. However, at greater distances from the basketball hoop—such as perimeter shots from 15-20 feet or 3-point shots, a high arc-angle shot requires an unusually high trajectory and greater flight time. This, in turn, decreases shooting accuracy, as the longer the ball is in air, minor errors made by the shooter when shooting the ball are amplified over the longer trajectory of the shot and the lengthier flight time. Thus, while a larger arc-angle affords the shooter a larger hoop circle and hoop margin by which to make the shot, such shots are more difficult to make—particularly as distance between the hoop and shooter is increased—as the lengthy, parabolic trajectory path of the shot amplifies minor inaccuracies made at the moment the shot is taken.

[0034]The disclosed shooting method provides mental target acquisition, allowing the shooter to mentally and visually “see” the target. When the three (3) shot values are simultaneously achieved by the shooter, the resulting shot is a perfect “bulls-eye” shot.

Problems solved by technology

Basketball hoops used in playgrounds, recreational settings and for personal use, however, often lack such a flexible connection and are rigidly attached to the backboard.

Yet, while players may develop the ability to improve their shooting accuracy, the lack of a true “target” for which to aim, particularly longer perimeter or 3-point shots, creates difficulty for coaches, parents and more advanced players to help teach budding or less accurate shooters how to improve their shooting skills and accuracy.

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