What are the new basketball court dimensions?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
- For Division 1 Men, The 3 Point line has been moved back to 22 feet 1 3/4 inches. This is the same length as the International Basketball court standard. The 3 pt line was last moved in 2019 for Div 1 men and was adopted the NCAA women in 2 years later. High school remains at the shorter 19 ft 9inches and the NBA is at 23 ft 9 inches at the center and 22 ft 3 inches in the corners. Click Here to zoom or print above image
Why our stencils make Basketball Court marking easy?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
Our design requires just a couple of reference points so one can use normal household tools to start the design. Measurements are only there to check the alignment. Large corner pieces make it easy to start and stay square. All key markings are integrated reducing paint time and the number of stencils. We maximized the length of our stencil pieces to reduce the time and complexity of the stencil layout. Once laid out it is easy to see what the court will look like and to check alignment. Have reference marks to make it easy to check alignment. Detailed instructions...
Why is it so hard to stencil a basketball court?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
A basketball court requires long straight and square lines. Making sure that the key is square requires tools and techniques not in every home. either geometry or and laser square which not everybody can do. It is really easy to make a mistake and small errors are very noticeable. For example using a string and chalk to make a circle works great. We all did that as kids But with a 20 ft piece of string, we found that that string stretch makes it difficult to use this technique on a basketball court. Unlike a tennis court, the basketball court...
Why do we make our stencils out of 1/16th Inch LLDPE?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
Our 1/16th in thick LLDPE is the perfect material for outdoor stencils and is used by professional line stripers. Why? Heavy enough to not be affected by the wind or spray equipment. It is also flexible and will lay perfectly flat. It is durable and will not stretch, tear, or rip. It can last for many uses.
Painting a Basketball Court with our Stencils
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
Paint the key: The key is the Key to getting a good result. Once it is laid out and square paint it and align the 3 point line to it. Painting lines: Spray painting is recommended. Our 1/16th inch plastic is tough to paint with a roller, possible but slow. See below for rolling our 1/16th inch stencil material. Spray Painting Tips: We like to choose bright colors and we prefer traffic road marking spray paint. For spray painting use the can as instructed. The key issue with spraying is to use multiple light coats and keep the can at...
How many ways are there to Line a Basketball Court?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
Hand Marking and Painting Lines: Pros: No expensive tools required.Cons: Hand measuring takes a long time, requires geometry to get lines square. Masking is slow and is particularly difficult for curved lines. Using a String and chalk to set the 3 Point line is problematic with string stretch. Using a mechanical double tape layer: Pros: Tape makes it very easy to spray a perfect line.Cons: Tape Machine itself is very expensive. Measuring and marking by hand still takes a lot of time. You still have to tape by hand the key blocks. Curves are hard to tape without incremental expensive...
What are the Key Dimensions of a Basketball Court?
Posted by ALISON OLESEN
What is the diameter of a basketball hoop? 18 inches How high is the basketball hoop from the floor? 10 feet How far it from the front of the rim to the Free Throw Line? 13 feet How wide is the basketball Key Lane? The lane is 12 feet wide. How far is it from the backboard to the Free Throw Line? 15 feet What is the distance from the front of the backboard to the End Line? 4 feet on regulation courts ( though many courts do that have that much space.) What is the size of the half-circle...