Basketball shooting training aid and method for its use
First Claim
1. An apparatus to aid a basketball player to keep his shooting forearm parallel to a vertical centerline of said basketball player body during a shooting motion, said apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve to be worn on a forearm of said basketball player;
an electrical circuit attached to said sleeve;
a visual indicator coupled to said electrical circuit; and
a positioning sensor for detecting relative orientation of a longitudinal axis of the sleeve in relation to gravity, having an indicating signal output electronically coupled to said electrical circuit which varies to indicate varying degrees of inclination from vertical;
such that the electrical circuit receives an indication of the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the sleeve relative to gravity from the indicating signal output of the positioning sensor and causes the visual indicator to output a variable visual signal perceptible by the player indicating the relative position of said basketball player'"'"'s forearm position to a vertical position.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a shooting aid apparatus for basketball players including a device worn by a basketball player to aid the player'"'"'s shooting forearm to be kept parallel to the vertical centerline of the body during the shooting motion without any apparatus restraints. The centerline of the body is an imaginary line dividing the player vertically down the middle of his or her body. The shooting aid comprises a sleeve adapted to fit around the forearm or wrist of the shooting arm of the basketball player. The sleeve carries a light that brightly illuminates in response to the forearm of the shooter being in a vertical position.
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7 Claims
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1. An apparatus to aid a basketball player to keep his shooting forearm parallel to a vertical centerline of said basketball player body during a shooting motion, said apparatus comprising:
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a sleeve to be worn on a forearm of said basketball player; an electrical circuit attached to said sleeve; a visual indicator coupled to said electrical circuit; and a positioning sensor for detecting relative orientation of a longitudinal axis of the sleeve in relation to gravity, having an indicating signal output electronically coupled to said electrical circuit which varies to indicate varying degrees of inclination from vertical; such that the electrical circuit receives an indication of the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the sleeve relative to gravity from the indicating signal output of the positioning sensor and causes the visual indicator to output a variable visual signal perceptible by the player indicating the relative position of said basketball player'"'"'s forearm position to a vertical position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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