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A system for aiding basketball players to improve their skill at successfully shooting the basketball from any place on the basketball court, by application of the principle of successive approximation. The system incorporates a three piece floor mat that covers one half of a basketball court, and a

A system for aiding basketball players to improve their skill at successfully shooting the basketball from any place on the basketball court, by application of the principle of successive approximation. The system incorporates a three piece floor mat that covers one half of a basketball court, and a height adjustable basketball goal mounted upon a wheeled frame. The mat maps the floor of the half court with equidistantly spaced semicircles so that the distance to the basket can be readily determined. The semicircles radiate from the center of an imaginary point falling directly under the hoop and extending to both the endline and the side lines of the court. The basketball goal may be raised or lowered to allow application of the successive approximation principle. The wheeled frame also serves to store and move the mat.

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[ I claim:] [1.] An apparatus for developing basketball shooting skill in a basketball trainee, comprising:a movable rigid frame, a basketball goal and backboard assembly connected to a height adjusting mechanism, said mechanism including a cable and winch assembly connected to said movable rigid fr

[ I claim:] [1.] An apparatus for developing basketball shooting skill in a basketball trainee, comprising:a movable rigid frame, a basketball goal and backboard assembly connected to a height adjusting mechanism, said mechanism including a cable and winch assembly connected to said movable rigid frame; a carrier borne on wheels, said carrier supporting said movable rigid frame;a floor mat bearing basketball court location indicia;one or more spindles connected to said carrier, each including ratcheted ends, each spindle adapted to receive said floor mat; andwhereby said basketball goal and backboard assembly is adjusted in height by said cable and winch assembly to match a selected height suitable for said trainee standing upon any of the location indicia borne on said floor mat; whereby said one or more spindles, said floor mat, said movable rigid frame and said basketball goal and backboard all being supported by and transportable by said carrier.