Training system for basketball shooting

Abstract

The system herein disclosed and claimed is a system for training users how to shoot a basketball into a hoop rim by tossing the ball at a height well above the hoop rim so as to have the basketball arc downward with mostly downward more than sideward momentum.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system to aid teaching basketball shooting technique comprising:
 an irregular hexagon-shaped frame comprising:
 two side rods of equal length; 
 one front rod; and 
 two joining rods of equal length; 
   said irregular hexagon-shaped frame is attached to any standard basketball backboard using a mounting subsystem comprising:
 two clamping subsystems; and 
 two latching pivot fixtures; 
   one end of one said side rod is attached to one end of one said joining rod;   one end of second said side rod is attached to one end of second said joining rod;   other end of one said joining rod is attached to one end of said front rod;   other end of second said joining rod is attached to other end of said front rod;   other end of said side rod is attached to first said latching pivot fixture;   other end of said second side rod is attached to second said latching pivot fixture;   said first latching pivot fixture is attached to said first clamping subsystem;   said second latching pivot fixture is attached to second said clamping subsystem;   said first clamping subsystem is operative to attach to one side of a basketball goal backboard;   said second clamping subsystem is operative to attach to opposite side of said basketball goal backboard;   said latching pivot fixtures are-operative to pivot such that said side rods rotate in parallel vertical planes;   said latching pivot fixtures are operative to latch said side rods such that they are oriented essentially horizontal when rotated into said essentially horizontal position;   a cable set attached to each end of two side rod extensions extending from said mounting subsystem in a direction opposite the position of said front rod;   said cable set operative to rotate, by being pulled downwards, said side rods from a vertical orientation with said front rod near the ground to said essentially horizontal position where said side rods and said front rod are essentially in a horizontal plane;   said latching pivot fixtures operative to unlatch when rotated a second time after having latched when rotated a first time, such that successive pulling on said cable set will produce successive latching and unlatching operations of said latching pivot fixtures;   a net with one end attached to said side rods and said front rod extending downward when said side rods and said front rod are essentially in a horizontal plane.   
     
     
         2 . A claim as in  claim 1  further comprising:
 A ball return subsystem with one end directly below said net and an opposite end located near a user. 
 
     
     
         3 . (canceled)