Method and system for improving basketball shooting

Abstract

A method and system are provided for increasing shots-made frequency by educating a player's eye and memory through repetitions at one or more specified distance locations from the basketball hoop, and then building on that information by progressively increasing the distance from the hoop through sequential steps to additional sets of repetitions taken at greater distances from the hoop. In one aspect, a shooter must make a first plurality of shots at a threshold success frequency to advance to a second location. Thresholds may be selected from previous success or other data input; divergent thresholds or shot set total numbers for shot locations. In one aspect, the plurality of markings are arrayed in a plurality of radial lines. In one aspect a second party verifies that a shooter meets at least one threshold.

1 . A system for improving basketball shooting success frequency, comprising: 
 a plurality of markings applied to a basketball playing surface, the plurality of markings spaced from each other in at least one radial line, the radial line defined from a first center point through a second point, the center point defined on the basketball playing surface directly beneath a center of a basketball hoop; and    at least one scoring device to record at least one of missed shot attempt data and successful shot attempt data for each of the plurality of markings.    
   
   
       2 . A system for  claim 1  including at least one advancement rule, the advancement rule comprising a requirement that a shooter positioning at a first location on a basketball floor make a first plurality of attempts to shoot the ball into the basket at a threshold success frequency; 
 the rule further comprising a requirement to stop shooting if the shooter fails to meet the threshold success frequency, or the shooter repositions at a second location on a basketball floor if the shooter meets the threshold success frequency.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a means for selecting the threshold success frequency in response from a data input.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein the means for selecting the threshold success frequency is configured to increase an initial level threshold for the first location to a higher secondary threshold for subsequent shot attempt sets at the first location in response to a previous shot attempt set at the first location having a shots-made frequency greater than or equal to the initial level threshold.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 2  further comprising divergent shot-made thresholds or shot set total numbers for each of the first and second marking shot locations.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of markings are arrayed in a plurality of radial lines, each of the radial lines defined from a first center point defined on the basketball playing surface directly beneath a center of a basketball hoop.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein: 
 the plurality of radial lines comprises a center foul line, the center foul line defined from the first center point to a second point located at about the center of a basketball court foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left  30 ° angle line oriented at a 30° angle left of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right  30 ° angle line oriented at a 30° angle right of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left 60° angle line oriented at a 60° angle left of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right 60° angle line oriented at a 60° angle right of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left 90° angle line oriented at a 90° angle left of the center foul line; and    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right 90° angle line oriented at a 90° angle right of the center foul line.    
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein each of the markings is spaced from an adjacent marking in a common radial line a common spacing of about one foot/0.3 meters.  
   
   
       9 . A method for improving basketball shooting success frequency comprising the steps of: 
 a shooter positioning at a first location on a basketball floor;    the shooter making a first plurality of attempts to shoot the ball into the basket;    determining a success frequency of the plurality of attempts;    either ending the method if the success frequency is lower than a threshold, or the shooter repositioning at a second location on a basketball floor if the success frequency is not lower than the threshold; and    the shooter making a second plurality of attempts to shoot the ball into the basket at the second position; and    determining a success frequency of the second plurality of attempts.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second location is farther from the basket than the first location.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising the steps of: 
 recording a number of attempts of the first plurality that did not go through the basket; and    recording a number of attempts of the first plurality that did go through the basket.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of: 
 providing a plurality of markings applied to a basketball playing surface, wherein the plurality of markings are arrayed in a plurality of radial lines, each of the radial lines defined from a first center point defined on the basketball playing surface directly beneath a center of a basketball hoop;    wherein the first location is common with a plurality of markings first near marking and the second location is common with a plurality of markings second far marking, the second far marking located distal to the center point relative to the first near marking; and    a shooter progressively making sets of shot attempts at each of a plurality of markings within a first one of the radial lines, starting with an initial marking and progressing outward from the basket to a last marking farther from the basket relative to the initial marking dependent upon meeting a shots-made frequency threshold for each of preceding marking.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein: 
 the plurality of radial lines comprises a center foul line, the center foul line defined from the first center point to a second point located at about the center of a basketball court foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left 30° angle line oriented at a 30° angle left of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right 30° angle line oriented at a 30° angle right of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left 60° angle line oriented at a 60° angle left of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right 60° angle line oriented at a 60° angle right of the center foul line;    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a left 90° angle line oriented at a 90° angle left of the center foul line; and    the plurality of radial lines further comprising a right 90° angle line oriented at a 90° angle right of the center foul line.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein each of the markings is spaced from an adjacent marking in a common radial line a common spacing of about one foot/0.3 meters.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising the steps of: 
 the shooter moving to an initial marking of a second of the radial lines dependent upon meeting the shots-made frequency threshold at the last marking of the first line; and    progressively making sets of shot attempts at each of a plurality of markings within the second radial lines, starting with the second line initial marking and progressing outward from the basket to a second line last marking farther from the basket relative to the second line initial marking dependent upon meeting a shots-made frequency threshold for each preceding marking.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of selecting at least one of the thresholds from a data input.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of providing divergent shot-made thresholds or shot set total numbers for each of the first and second locations.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of increasing an initial level threshold for the first location to a higher secondary threshold for subsequent shot attempt sets at the first location in response to a previous shot attempt set at the first location having a shots-made frequency greater than or equal to the initial level threshold.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising the step of a second party verifying that the shooter meets at least one threshold.