The following items describe the PureShooterTM game rules used in the PureShooters OpenPlayTMcompetition.  

  • Each team consists of an equal number of players.
  • A game for each player consists of twenty-five "free throw" shots and twenty-five "perimeter" shots grouped into 6 "frames". A perimeter shot may be a 3-pointer (behind the 3-point arc, 19' 9") or a 2-pointer (beyond 15').
  • Frame 1 consists of ten free throw shots, Frame 2 ... ten perimeter shots, Frame 3 ... ten free throw shots, Frame 4 ... ten perimeter shots, Frame 5 ... five free throw shots, and Frame 6 ... five perimeter shots.
  • Each player must shoot all shots in a frame within the following time requirements:
    • Frame 1 ... 90 seconds
    • Frame 2 ... 60 seconds
    • Frame 3 ... 90 seconds
    • Frame 4 ... 60 seconds
    • Frame 5 ... 60 seconds
    • Frame 6 ... 60 seconds
  • Perimeter shots must be taken in "around the world" fashion from 5 designated positions: corner, wing, top of the key, opposite wing, and opposite corner.
  • Points for each player are awarded according to the following system:
    • made free throw shot = 1 point
    • made 2-pointer perimeter shot = 2 points
    • made 3-pointer perimeter shot = 3 points
    • progressively increasing bonus points are earned in a frame for percentages greater than 50%
    • total points for a Frame are doubled if all shots in the Frame are made (i.e., no misses)
    • a "perfect" game (i.e., no misses) shooting 3-pointers for perimeter shots will earn the maximum score of 200 points
  • Player and team point totals are tallied on a frame basis as play progresses.
  • Players and teams take turns shooting frame by frame.  That is, Player 1 from Team 1 shoots an entire frame first, followed by Player 1 from Team 2.  The remaining players alternate in this fashion until all players have completed the frame.  Play continues in this manner until all frames have been completed.
  • The winner of the game is the team with the highest total team score.
  • If the final team score results in a tie, a "shootout" process is used to determine the winning team:
    • each player (using the same shooting order) shoots one 3-point shot from any 3-point location for an "Overtime" frame
    • the team with the most made shots in this frame wins the game
    • this process is repeated until a winner is determined
The PureShooterTM game is like a combination of Bowling, 3-point shootout and free throw shooting competition.  Click here to see an example scoring sheet.  

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