Abstract: A basketball shooting improvement apparatus includes a base member which includes a front side, a rear side, and two transverse sides extending between the front side and the rear side. The base member is oriented in a first plane, and hook members are connected to the base member. The hook members include downwardly descending hook ends which descend below the first plane, and the hook members extend beyond the front side of the base member. The hook members extend from the transverse sides of the base member. A tension clamp assembly is connected to the base member. A riser member, supported by the base member, extends upward from the base member. The riser member includes a distal end, and a check point assembly is connected to the distal end of the riser member. The riser member may include an ascending riser portion which ascends above the base member. A transverse riser portion is connected to the ascending riser portion. The transverse riser portion extends beyond the hook ends of the hook members.