Nice shot, Jenney

I submit for your consideration United State Patent Number 5,890,985: Basketball Training Aid, "a portable basketball training aid to improve the player's shooting accuracy while being distracted by vision restrictors which simulate realistic game conditions."

I dunno. I have read through this patent (11 pages) and I'm not sure Mr. George Warren Jenney of Barberton, Ohio, is qualified to say what are realistic game conditions. Then again, maybe things were different in Mr. Jenney's day:

Please let me know if you will or will not be playing hoops at St. John's tomorrow. We tip off at 8:00 a.m., as usual (har, har).

Hat tips: Kehoe (patent), Jim (photo), Keekley (Nice shot, Jenny).