Device to improve shooting a basketball
US4213606A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B63/083
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A basketball training device having a support hoop of essentially the same diameter of the conventional hoop to circumferentially mate with same; a secondary hoop of larger diameter relative to the conventional hoop; arms for attaching the support hoop to the secondary hoop; and clamps for removably connecting the support hoop to the conventional hoop. A method for improving the shooting accuracy of a basketball player comprising positioning the secondary hoop with the portion nearest the backboard tangential and coplanar with the conventional hoop, and with the portion opposite the backboard projecting upwardly and outwardly from the conventional hoop.
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