A feature on Jeremy Russotti

Jeremy Russotti is on the cusp of going national -- publicly. He is already there in prominent basketball circles:

Shot-perfecting invention fits like a glove
Phil Barber
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
May 10, 2010

A piece of technology can never substitute for good coaching. But it sure can help, which is why Jeremy Russotti invented the J-Glove, a basketball shooting aid that he believes can be the next big thing in sporting goods.

After four years of coaching high school varsity hoops at Casa Grande and four coaching JV at Analy, Russotti noticed that the vast majority of missed shots could be explained by a few biomechanical flaws. Young players tended to palm the ball and “shot-put” it, or flex their index fingers prematurely, causing the ball to hook to the left (for right-handed shooters), or flex their ring fingers, causing it to slice the other way.

Years of lecturing got Russotti a hoarse throat and not much more. The kids understood what he was saying. They just couldn’t convert his words into action on a consistent basis, except for the occasional prodigy like Josh Akognon or Angelo Tsagarakis. He started taping his players’ fingers to splints, but the process took too long and wasn’t functional for even basic dribbling and passing...  

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