Nicky Young hopes to score a deal for the K-3 Shooting Band, her training tool that helps you shoot better baskets, in Shark Tank episode 1521. Nicky grew up playing basketball with her father who played half a season with the New York Knicks. She played all the way through college and professionally in Ireland before returning to the States due to “culture shock.” After an unsuccessful tryout with the Chicago Sky in the WNBA, she turned to entrepreneurship and created her product.
The K-3 Band is a resistance band that wraps around your wrist, middle and fore fingers. When shooting a basketball, the resistance makes the muscles in those two fingers – integral to a quality shot – work harder. Once removed, you’ll have a better shot. Regular practice with the K-3 should make for more accurate shots.
The K-3 comes in 2 sizes: kids and adult. Both cost $19.99. She sells direct on her website, is on the shelf at Dick’s Sporting Goods and online at WalMart.com. She likely wants a Shark’s help getting into more retail outlets.
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Posts about K-3 on Shark Tank Blog
Introducing The K-3 Shooting Band
K-3 Shark Tank Recap
Nicky will pitch the panel of five Sharks on the business and its prospects for growth. She’ll need to convince Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Grenier and Guest Shark Michael Rubin that the company is worthy of a Shark investment. A good business plan, good financials, and sales data will impress the Sharks, but she’ll need to show them SHE is capable of running the company to “Shark standards.” A full pitch re-cap on K-3 Shooting Band will be available on Shark Tank Blog once this episode airs.
K-3 Shooting Band Shark Tank Update
The Shark Tank Blog constantly provides updates and follow-ups about entrepreneurs who have appeared on the Shark Tank TV show. Once an episode has aired, we monitor the progress of the businesses featured, whether they receive funding or not and report on their progress. The Shark Tank Blog will follow-up on K-3 Shooting Band & Nicky Young as more details become available.
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