Patent ID: 8439773

Claim:
A basketball shooting target for removably connecting to a netting of a basketball goal, comprising: an object for aiming a basketball through a basketball goal configured for removably connecting to a strand of the netting; the strand being routed through an entire length of the object and the object being configured for removably connecting around the strand of the netting; the object defining a first aperture for entering the strand into the object and a second aperture for exiting the strand from the object, the object defining a channel running an entire length of the object from the first aperture to the second aperture; the object being multi-layered, spherical in shape and including at least one cushioning layer; the object including a female member having a female core and a female outer layer and a male member having a male core and a male outer layer; whereby the object is positioned at a specific location on the netting to provide a basketball shooting target for training purposes.