Patent ID: 8152660

Claim:
A basketball training device comprising: a training assembly, said training assembly having an upper portion and a lower portion, said training assembly releasably secured proximate a user's waist, said upper portion and said lower portion hingedly connected, said training assembly operably connected to a hand of a user, said training assembly having a first position and a second position, wherein said upper portion hinges with respect to said lower portion approximately one hundred and eighty degrees, said upper portion being configured to provide an operable connection with a cord for either a right-handed or a left-handed player; a visual inhibitor, said visual inhibitor operably connected to said upper portion of said training assembly, said visual inhibitor operable to at least partially restrict a view of a user when said training assembly is in said second position, wherein said visual inhibitor is proximate a facial region of a user when a user's hand is operably coupled to a cord wherein a user's hand is at least raised to approximately a shoulder level of a user, wherein said visual inhibitor is shaped in the form of a human hand; a cord, said cord having a first end and a second end, said first end of said cord releasably secured to said upper portion, said second end of said cord releasably secured to at least one finger of a user's hand that is a dominant hand in a shooting process, wherein said cord further includes an adjustment mechanism, said adjustment mechanism operable to alter the length of said cord; and wherein said training assembly is transitioned between said first position and said second position by a user altering a position of a hand that is operably connected to said cord.