Basketball shooting training and ball return

摘要

A training device for thrown or pitched balls at a target is disclosed, especially useful for basketball training, in which a hyperbolic paraboloid surface deflects the approaching ball at a known angle in a manner in which the returned ball will strike a mat. The mat includes indicia which can be diagnostically useful in determining the proper correction to the throw or pitch.

主权项

1. A training device comprising:
a basketball goal having a backboard, a rim and a net; a center axis disposed through the rim; a defined surface having the basketball goal positioned thereabove a set height, wherein the backboard is perpendicular to the define surface, wherein the center axis is parallel with the backboard and intersects the defined surface at an intersection point; a first linear distance between a point on a shooting line and the intersection point; a hoop target affixed to the basketball goal and positioned above the rim in a position centered over the rim; a floor target positioned on the defined surface, the floor target being removable and having a center indicator and at least one error indicator, wherein the floor target is positioned a second linear distance from the intersection point; a top aiming indicia positioned on the hoop target and visible from the shooting line; and wherein the position of the hoop target and the floor target are configured to provide optimized training for an operator shooting a basketball from the point on the shooting line towards the hoop target, wherein an optimum shot is when the operator shoots the basketball toward the top aiming indicia and the basketball bounces back towards the operator and lands in the center indicator and further bounces back to the operator.