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Method and system for improving basketball shootingRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Playing Field Or Court Game; Game Element Or Accessory Therefor Other Than Projector Or Projectile, Per Se, Practice Or Training Device, For Game Using Apertured Or Pocketed Goal Or Target (e.g., For Hockey, Soccer, Polo, Lacrosse, Etc.), For Game Using Elevated, Horizontally Disposed Goal Or Target (e.g., For Basketball, Etc.)Method and system for improving basketball shooting description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060240916, Method and system for improving basketball shooting. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Priority is claimed of U.S. Provisional Patent Application by Thomas Owen Montie for "A Method for Teaching Basketball Shooting," filed Apr. 4, 2005, U.S. Ser. No. 60/668,009. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to the field of basketball and more specifically to a method for teaching and practicing basketball shooting. [0003] The nexus of basketball is to get the basketball through the basketball hoop. Basketball players are divided into two competing teams and the team with the highest score, i.e. most baskets made, is the winner. Accordingly, it is desired to improve the frequency of successful shots made relative to attempts made by each shooter on a team in order to increase the overall team score and win the game. [0004] Thus, it is common to instruct shooters to improve their shots-made frequency. This is commonly accomplished by educating a player's eye and memory through multiple shooting repetitions in practice sessions, wherein a shooter positions him or herself at a given distance of interest from the hoop and practices multiple repetitions at that distance. However, such a system or method does not fully develop shooting ability at other distances or positions on the floor. Moreover, by focusing on a problem or otherwise important fixed location or distance, a low shots-made frequency may result in unproductive practice time, or even the development of bad habits that translate to lower shots-made frequencies at other locations on the basketball court. [0005] Other methods and systems may incorporate shooting aid equipment that attach to the basketball hoop, to the arm or leg of the shooter, or that must be positioned on the basketball playing surface. Such aids must be positioned anew at every practice session. Disadvantages include the requirement of additional equipment to be installed before and removed after every practice session. Typically, the equipment requires modification dependent on the user's size. [0006] Prior methods of teaching basketball shooting are also deficient in that they do not consistently position the shooter on the basketball court at specified distances relative to the hoop. The prior methods also do not use a systematic sequence of steps from one predetermined position to the next. [0007] What is needed is an improved system and method for improving basketball shooting that systematically improves shots-made frequency at specified, readily identifiable and repeatable locations on the basketball court. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] A method and system are provided for improving the frequency of successful shots made relative to attempts made. In one aspect, the shots-made frequency is increased by educating a player's eye and memory through repetitions at one or more specified close 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. [0009] In one aspect, an object of the invention is to provide a better basketball shooting practice method that results in improved free throw, bank shot and jump shot shooting accuracy. [0010] Another object of the invention is to provide a better basketball shooting practice method that results in the basketball shooter having much improved confidence in his shooting ability from any point on the basketball court during the game. [0011] Another object of the invention is to provide a practice apparatus that requires only a one-time installation. [0012] A further object of the invention is to provide a practice method that, once the apparatus has been installed on the playing surface, requires only a basketball player, a basketball hoop and a basketball. [0013] Yet another object of the invention is to provide a practice method that is usable by all ages. [0014] Still yet another object of the invention is to provide a better basketball shooting practice method that is the standard for all basketball players and all basketball teams. [0015] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. [0016] In one aspect, there is disclosed a method for teaching basketball shooting comprising the sequential steps of: positioning of the player at the first marking, attempting to shoot the basketball into the basketball hoop, recording the number of attempts that did not go through the hoop, recording the number of attempts that did go through the hoop, positioning of the player at the second marking, and repeating the sequence through the remainder of the markings. [0017] In another aspect, there is disclosed an apparatus and 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. [0018] In one aspect, a system includes 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. [0019] In one aspect, a means for selecting the threshold success frequency selects in response from a data input. In another aspect, 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. In one aspect, divergent shot-made thresholds or shot set total numbers for each of the first and second marking shot locations are provided. [0020] In one aspect, 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. In another aspect, the plurality of radial lines comprises a center foul line; left and right 30.degree. angle lines each oriented 30.degree. from the foul line; left and right 60.degree. angle lines each oriented 60.degree. from the foul line; and left and right 90.degree. angle lines each oriented 90.degree. from the foul line. In another aspect, 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. [0021] In one aspect, a method for improving basketball shooting success frequency is provided comprising the steps of positioning a shooter 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. In one aspect, the second location is farther from the basket than the first location. Continue reading about Method and system for improving basketball shooting... 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