Basketball shooting aid

Abstract

A basketball shooting aid. The basketball shooting aid can include a forearm brace for enclosing a portion of a user's forearm, a hand brace for enclosing a portion of a user's hand; a pair of hinged connectors, each hinged connector further having a first end coupled to the forearm brace, a second end coupled to the hand brace, and a hinge disposed between the first end and the second end.

1 . A basketball shooting aid, comprising:
 a forearm brace for enclosing a portion of a user's forearm;   a hand brace for enclosing a portion of a user's hand;   a pair of hinged connectors, each hinged connector further having a first end coupled to the forearm brace, a second end coupled to the hand brace, and a hinge disposed between the first end and the second end.   
     
     
         2 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge pivots about an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the user's forearm. 
     
     
         3 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the hinged connectors are slidably adjustable with respect to the forearm brace. 
     
     
         4 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the hinged connectors are slidably adjustable with respect to the hand brace. 
     
     
         5 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the forearm brace is adjustable. 
     
     
         6 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the hand brace is adjustable. 
     
     
         7 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the hand brace includes a thumb opening and a single finger opening for receiving the user's fingers. 
     
     
         8 . The basketball shooting aid of  claim 1 , wherein the hand brace includes a thumb opening and four finger openings for receiving the user's fingers.