Basketball shooting training aid and method of use
First Claim
1. A training aid useable with a basketball court for improving a player'"'"'s skill in shooting a basketball through a basketball hoop, said training aid comprising:
- foot positioning indicia comprising a lead foot indicia defining a foot placement position for the player'"'"'s lead foot and a plurality of trailing foot indicia, each of said trailing foot indicia defining a separate foot placement position for the player'"'"'s trailing foot wherein said training aid is usable by players having different sizes by selecting one of said plurality trailing foot indicia appropriate for the size of the player and using said lead foot indicia and said selected one of said trailing foot indicia to define suitable lead and trailing foot positions for the player when shooting the basketball.
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Abstract
A training aid for improving a player'"'"'s skill in shooting a basketball. The training aid includes a substantially planar surface and foot positioning indicia viewable on the planar surface. The foot positioning indicia include a lead foot indicia and a plurality of trailing foot indicia. Each of the trailing foot indicia define a separate foot placement position for the player'"'"'s trailing foot wherein the training aid is usable by players having different sizes by selecting one of the plurality trailing foot indicia appropriate for the size of the player and using the lead foot indicia and the selected one of the trailing foot indicia to define suitable lead and trailing foot positions for the player when shooting the basketball. The planar surface may take the form of the upper surface of a floor mat repositionable on the court and having alignment indicia for properly positioning the mat.
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1. A training aid useable with a basketball court for improving a player'"'"'s skill in shooting a basketball through a basketball hoop, said training aid comprising:
foot positioning indicia comprising a lead foot indicia defining a foot placement position for the player'"'"'s lead foot and a plurality of trailing foot indicia, each of said trailing foot indicia defining a separate foot placement position for the player'"'"'s trailing foot wherein said training aid is usable by players having different sizes by selecting one of said plurality trailing foot indicia appropriate for the size of the player and using said lead foot indicia and said selected one of said trailing foot indicia to define suitable lead and trailing foot positions for the player when shooting the basketball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A training aid useable with a basketball court for improving a player'"'"'s skill in shooting a basketball through a basketball hoop;
- said training aid comprising;
a mat repositionable on the basketball ball court and having an upper surface; alignment indicia on said upper surface, said alignment indicia defining a proper orientation of said mat relative to the basketball hoop; foot positioning indicia on said upper surface having a predefined position relative to said alignment indicia, said foot positioning indicia comprising a lead foot indicia defining a foot placement position for the player'"'"'s lead foot and defining a first width and a trailing foot indicia, said leading foot indicia and said trailing foot indicia defining a linear direction extending at a predefined angle relative to a direct line extending from said lead foot indicia to the basketball hoop, said trailing foot indicia extending along said linear direction for a length at least twice the magnitude of said first width whereby said training aid is usable by players having different sizes by selecting different locations along said length of said trailing foot indicia appropriate for the size of the player and using said lead foot indicia and said selected location along said length of said trailing foot indicia to define suitable lead and trailing foot positions for the player when shooting the basketball. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
- said training aid comprising;
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19. A method of training a basketball player;
- said method comprising;
placing foot positioning indicia on a basketball court at a predefined orientation relative to a basketball hoop and wherein the foot positioning indicia include a lead foot indicia and a trailing foot indicia defining a linear direction extending at a predefined angle relative to a direct line extending from the lead foot indicia to the basketball hoop; positioning a player'"'"'s lead foot at a position indicated by the lead foot indicia; placing the player'"'"'s trailing foot along the predefined angle defined by the trailing foot indicia and at a distance from the player'"'"'s lead foot that is determined by the player'"'"'s size; and having the player shoot a basketball at the basketball hoop while the player'"'"'s feet are positioned on the foot positioning indicia. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- said method comprising;
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