Elastic band that can be applied to a basketball and used for tactile and visual guidance for throwing or shooting a basketball

Abstract

An elastic band that can be applied to a standard basketball in order to create a training basketball to assist with proper and consistent shooting technique. The removable band can be applied to any standard basketball to offer hand alignment cues for assisting a player in properly placing their fingers and hands in preparation for throwing or “shooting” a ball. The removable band can also be applied to offer a visual cue indicating the proper rotational alignment of the ball upon being thrown or “shot”. If the ball is thrown or “shot” correctly, the band will stay perpendicular to the direction of flight, and provide the user with immediate feedback that the proper technique was used.

I claim: 
     
         1 . The invention shown and described herein. 
     
     
         2 . A method of using the invention shown herein as a training tool for athletes, particularly for basketball. 
     
     
         3 . A device comprising:
 an elastic band