Basketball shot training device

Abstract

A training device for training a player to shoot a basketball. The device includes a plate member configured to engage at least a portion of a hand and wrist of a non-shooting hand of the player, at least one attachment member connected to the plate member and configured to secure the plate member to the non-shooting hand of the player, and a link strap connected at a first end to the plate member and having an aperture through which a wrist of a shooting hand of the player can be aligned. The non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are linked together such that the non-shooting hand is restricted from rotation relative to the shooting hand when the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are placed in spaced relation on an associated basketball.

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         19 . A training device for training a player to shoot a basketball, the device comprising:
 a plate member configured to engage at least a portion of a hand and wrist of a non-shooting hand of the player;   at least one attachment member connected to the plate member and configured to secure the plate member to the non-shooting hand of the player;   an inelastic link strap connected at a first end to the plate member and having an aperture through which a wrist of a shooting hand of the player can be aligned;   whereby the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are linked together such that the non-shooting hand is restricted from rotation relative to the shooting hand when the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are placed in spaced relation on an associated basketball.   
     
     
         20 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein the plate member includes opposite wing portions extending laterally from a wrist portion of the plate member, and the link strap is secured at respective ends thereof to the respective opposite wing portions. 
     
     
         21 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein the link strap is attached to the plate member adjacent a bottom edge thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the link strap is inelastic. 
     
     
         23 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein the plate member includes a main portion and a thumb portion extending from the main portion, and wherein the at least one attachment member includes a thumb strap configured to secure a thumb of the hand to the plate member such that movement of the thumb relative to the plate member is restricted. 
     
     
         24 . The training device of  claim 23 , wherein only the thumb and wrist of the non-shooting hand is secured to the plate member such that other fingers of the hand are free to move independent of the plate member. 
     
     
         25 . The training device of  claim 19 , further comprising a resilient foam on a surface of the plate member configured to engage the non-shooting hand. 
     
     
         26 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein the link strap includes a resilient member for adjusting a size of the aperture for engaging the shooting hand. 
     
     
         27 . A method of training a player to shoot a basketball, the method comprising:
 providing a training device having:
 a plate member configured to engage at least a portion of a hand and wrist of a non-shooting hand of the player; 
 at least one attachment member connected to the plate member and configured to secure the plate member to the non-shooting hand of the player; and 
 an inelastic link strap connected at a first end to the plate member and having an aperture through which a wrist of a shooting hand of the player can be aligned; 
   securing the training device to the non-shooting hand of the player using the at least one attachment mechanism; and   linking the plate member to the shooting hand with the link strap by looping the link strap around a wrist of the shooting hand;   whereby the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are linked together such that the non-shooting hand is restricted from rotation relative to the shooting hand when the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are placed in spaced relation on an associated basketball.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the plate member includes opposite wing portions extending laterally from a wrist portion of the plate member, and the link strap is secured at respective ends thereof to the respective opposite wing portions. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the link strap is attached to the plate member adjacent a bottom edge thereof. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein at least a portion of the link strap is inelastic. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the plate member includes a main portion and a thumb portion extending from the main portion, and wherein the at least one attachment member includes a thumb strap configured to secure a thumb of the non-shooting hand to the plate member such that movement of the thumb relative to the plate member is restricted. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein only the thumb and wrist of the non-shooting hand are secured to the plate member such that other fingers of the hand are free to move independent of the plate member. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising a resilient foam on a surface of the plate member configured to engage the non-shooting hand. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the link strap includes a resilient member for adjusting a size of the aperture for engaging the shooting hand. 
     
     
         35 . A training device for training a player to shoot a basketball, the device comprising:
 a plate member configured to engage at least a portion of a hand and a wrist of a non-shooting hand of the player, the plate portion having a wrist portion including a pair of outwardly extending wing portions;   at least one attachment member connected to the plate member and configured to secure the plate member to the non-shooting hand of the player;   an inelastic link strap connected at first and second ends to respective wing portions of the plate member and having an adjustable aperture at a distal end thereof opposite the plate member through which a wrist of a shooting hand of the player can be aligned;   wherein the at least one attachment member includes a wrist strap connected at first and second ends thereof to the wrist portion of the plate member such that each of the respective first and second ends of the link strap are connected to the wing portions of the plate member at a position outboard of the respective first or second ends of the wrist strap;   whereby the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are linked together such that the non-shooting hand is restricted from rotation when the non-shooting hand and the shooting hand are placed in spaced relation on an associated basketball, the link strap also limiting the distance the non-shooting hand and shooting hand can be separated.