Training Device

Abstract

A basketball training device that presents an elevated target suspended between the player and the basketball goal. Preferred embodiments of the device include a moveable base, a telescoping mast and a horizontally oriented arm featuring a target. The device is used to teach a player to shoot a basketball by perfecting the arc of the shot from the player's hands to the goal. The target is positioned between the player and the goal such that the player shoots over the target to make a basket. The mast can be raised and lowered using a winch and pulley system to adjust the device to the player's individual height and arm length. The device can be disassembled for storage and transport. The device trains the player to shoot the basketball with the correct arc to consistently make their shot.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A device for training a player to shoot a consistent foul shot with a basketball comprising:
 a base;   a telescoping mast;   a target positioned in front of the basketball goal wherein the target is attached to an arm extending horizontally away from the telescoping mast; wherein said arm is attached at at least one location to a sleeve inserted over an outside surface of the telescoping mast such that the arm can pivot around a longitudinal axis of the mast.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the target comprises a plurality of rods extending vertically up and away from the arm. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein said sleeve is operably connected to a winch that raises and lowers the sleeve with respect to the mast. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 4  wherein the arm is an L-shaped structure with a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein the vertical portion of the arm contains an axle that extends through a longitudinal axis of the vertical portion of the arm; said axle being connected to the sleeve at at least one location. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7  wherein the axle extends through a first plate attached to the sleeve proximate to a bottom end of the axle and through second plate attached to the sleeve proximate to a top end of the axle. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A device for training a person to shoot a basketball comprising:
 a mast having a target attached to an L-shaped arm extending horizontally away from the mast and wherein the L-shaped arm has an axle extending through a vertical portion of the L-shaped arm.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein a height of the mast can be adjusted. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein the target comprises a horizontal surface over which the player shoots the basketball. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13  wherein the target comprises a horizontal support featuring a plurality of upright protrusions. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14  further comprising a base featuring wheels attached to an end of the mast opposite an end of the mast featuring the target. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15  further comprising an adjustable post extending vertically downward from the base. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16  wherein the adjustable post extending vertically downward from the base contains a measuring device.