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.

A ball return device having a frame and an elastic reflector supported on the frame. The elastic reflector has a first open end that is connected to a rim, and an opposite second end that is downwardly tapered from the first end to form a vertex at the second end. The elastic reflector is connected at the second end to the frame by a tension cord that supplies tension to the elastic reflector. The degree of tension in the tension cord, as well as the location of the attachment point of the tension cord on the frame, are adjustable.

A machine and method for receiving and launching an oval football. The machine includes a football catch area, a motorized belt to orient the football and motorized wheels to launch the football. The user catching the football throws it back to the machine. The machine automatically orients the football and launches it back to the user catching the football. The machine provides the user a consistent timing pause between receiving the football and launching of the football.

The invention is a game for amusement including a cabinet, a ball and one or more targets wherein the ball can be flicked by a player's finger in an attempt to contact, engage or activate the one or more targets.

The application relates to a foldable rebound net frame includes a surface frame and supporting stands. The surface frame includes a frame structure and a rebound net mounted on the frame structure, the frame structure comprises a plurality of supporting rods and connecting mechanisms, the plurality of supporting rods are connected in a head-to-tail manner by the connecting mechanisms, and two ends of each of the plurality of supporting rods are rotatably mounted on corresponding ones of the connecting mechanisms respectively. The supporting stands are adjustably mounted on corresponding ones of the plurality of supporting rods. The foldable rebound net frame of the disclosure has a simple structure and a low production cost, also has a small size and is convenient to carry in a folded state.

A basketball training system includes a ball delivery system in which a basketball is delivered to a ball ready holder located in front of a ball launch mechanism. A launch arm is grabbed and pulled backward against a spring force, and then is released to pivot forward and strike the basketball from the ball ready holder.

The present invention is a basketball net designed to facilitate preferred directional momentum to an exiting basketball. The basketball net is designed and constructed in a manner such that the basketball exiting the net has desired exit-trajectory and rotational spin. The present invention enables the basketball leaving the net to return towards the preferred direction, which is, field of play instead of an undefined random direction. The asymmetry is induced by either substituting existing cord segments with those having elastomeric properties, or surface treatment on internal face of the net at particular sections so as to create frictional differentiation.

A method of operating an electronic basketball scoreboard apparatus is disclosed. The method includes receiving a game parameter; operating a basketball game based upon the received game parameter; receiving a first indication of a ball passing through a first basketball hoop; receiving a second indication of a ball passing through a second basketball hoop; determining a first score of the basketball game based on the first indication from the first score sensor; determining a second score of the basketball game based on the second indication from the second score sensor; recording video of the basketball game; transmitting the recorded video; and transmitting the first score and the second score.

A hockey training device has an elongated frame with an inverted U-shaped cross-section when the device is in an upright position. The frame has a base and two sides extending downward from the base. A layer of resilient material is affixed to an outer surface of each of the two sides. The device has an open ended inner channel extending longitudinally between the two sides. A cap is affixed to an outer surface of the base. A method of construction is provided.

Disclosed is a golf putting correction device. The golf putting correction device of the present disclosure includes: a body formed long in one direction so as to form a straight runway on which a golf ball rolls, and having a marked line formed along the center of the straight runway; and a guide formed above the straight runway, and having a through-hole formed to be parallel with the marked line, wherein a putting posture is corrected by a putting practice while observing the marked line through the through-hole. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a golf putting correction device that can: correct an address posture such that eyes, a hole, and a golf ball are aligned on the same line; maintain the progressing direction of the golf ball to be constant even if it is repeatedly used; and provide a convenient transport and storage.