Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Hand on grip positioning aid or grip indicator
Patent
1998-09-03
1999-09-21
Marlo, George J.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Hand on grip positioning aid or grip indicator
473205, 473409, A63B 6936
Patent
active
059545917
ABSTRACT:
Sports equipment "user's grip" enhancing device, especially functional for golf. A portable training device that is molded, cut or formed into a barrel shape that is slipped on the grip of the golf club and modifies the user's grip on the club itself. This device becomes the resting point for the thumb and index finger of the right hand for right handed golfers and the left hand for left-handers. Repositioning the thumb and index finger reduces the amount of unneeded control that these two fingers exert on the club. Traditionally for many golfers, these two fingers dominate the entire grip and trigger the major muscle groups of that side of the body to contribute unneeded, excessive participation throughout the entire golf swing. Thus, these two fingers attempt to total control the speed of the club and aperture of the club face during the swing and the resulting direction of the flight of the ball once struck.
This device could be used in a similar fashion with any sporting equipment that requires a hand grip to inhibit excessive control by any of the user's fingers and allow a more integrated and centralized grip, with even pressure and balanced control being exerted by one or both hands. The new, improved grip on the golf club or other sports grips should assist the player in achieving the desired performance. In the case of golf it would contribute to greater accuracy, predictability, distance as well as, a reduced chance of hooking or slicing the ball.
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