Basketbal training aid

Abstract

A basketball training aid designed to teach and keep the user's hand in the proper position to correctly shoot and release a basketball. The basketball training aid is of a material that adapts to individual fit, receives a user's fingers comfortably and worn at the base of the fingers. The design encourages proper finger separation, spacing of a ball off the palm and continual development of correct habits throughout its wear.

1 . A device for improving the ability of the wearer to properly put their hand in a position to shoot a basketball. The wearing of the shooting aid on the dominant hand, thereby encouraging the spread of the fingers will after a period of time cause the dominant hand to naturally assume the correct position with the shooting aid removed. 
   
   
       2 . The method set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said method includes the steps of:
 Removing the training aid from the dominant hand and then handling the basketball with the hand   
   
   
       3 . The method set forth in  claim 1 ; wherein the step of providing, a training aid which operatively adapts to prevent the fingers from having incorrect contact with a basketball. 
   
   
       4 . The method set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the step of handling the basketball with the dominant hand involves gripping the basketball with the hand held in correct position by the shooting aid. 
   
   
       5 . The method set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the step of handling a basketball with the adorned hand involves shooting a basketball and dribbling a basketball with the adorned hand. 
   
   
       6 . A device for improving the ability of a person to shoot a basketball, said method comprising of:
 Providing at least 1 training aid, which is operatively adapted to inhibit the incorrect positioning of the hand wearing the shooting aid and to prevent improper handling of the basketball.   Wearing the shooting aid on the hand, thereby forming the correct spread of the hand, handling a basketball with the adorned hand for a period of time sufficient to cause an improvement in the ability of the wearer to concentrate on handling the basketball.   
   
   
       7 . A device for improving the ability of the wearer to handle a basketball, said apparatus comprising:
 A training aid with 4 distinct digit entries; enhancing the ability of the hand wearing, said training aid to be placed in a correct alignment developing consistent placement   Inhibiting the hand wearing the aid from placing the palm on the surface of the ball   When the ball is handled by the hand wearing said shooting aid for a long enough period of time, the person will develop at a sufficiently heightened sense of touch in the hand wearing the aid and develop sufficiently greater concentration so that the ability of the person to handle a basketball with the aid removed is improved.   Once placed upon the dominant hand the shooting aid can remain on the wearer for full duration of training or practice.   
   
   
       8 . The training aid as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the size and shape of the apparatus, is of such that the basketball will be unable to touch the top of the palm of the hand/base of the fingers 
   
   
       9 . The device set forth in  claim 7  wherein the training aid is of sufficient rigidity and thickness to prevent the fingers of the hand wearing the training aid from relaxing into a non-extended position. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus set forth in  claim 7  can be utilized, in all aspect of training from individual to live practice play. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus set forth in  claim 7 , wherein consists of 1 said training aid.