Golf grip training glove

• US 8,221,253 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2011
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rodney D. Lidenberg
• Original Assignee: Rodney D. Lidenberg
• Inventors: Lidenberg, Rodney D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiu, Raleigh W.
• Application Number:
  US13/039,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20120071255A1
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• Field of Search: 473/201, 473/205, 216/11, 216/12
• US Class Current: 473/205
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/146 Golf gloves

Abstract

A golf training aid includes a first upper hand glove having a palm side portion, a back hand side portion, a thumb pocket having a first indicia affixed to the back hand side portion of the upper hand glove to observe the indicia while utilizing a first desirable hand position and a second indicia affixed to the back hand portion to observe the indicia while utilizing a second hand position and a third indicia affixed to the back hand side which corresponds to the first indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed such that a golfer observes the indicia while utilizing said first desirable hand position and a fourth indicia affixed to the back hand side portion corresponding to second indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed to observe the indicia while utilizing the second hand position.

Claims

1. A golf training aid which includes:

a first upper hand glove having a palm side portion, a back hand side portion, a thumb pocket and a plurality of finger pockets characterized by;

a first indicia affixed to said back hand side portion of said upper hand glove such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing a first desirable hand position;

a second indicia affixed to said back hand portion of said upper hand glove such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing a second hand position;

a third indicia affixed to said back hand side which corresponds to said first indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing said first desirable hand position; and

a fourth indicia affixed to said back hand side portion which corresponds to said second indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing said second hand position.

2. The golf training aid of claim 1, wherein said first upper hand glove includes a fifth indicia affixed to said back hand portion of said first upper hand glove such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing a third desirable hand position;

and a sixth indicia affixed to said back hand side portion which corresponds to said fifth indicia to provide an alignment aid across which a golf club is placed such that a golfer observes said indicia while utilizing said third desirable hand position.

3. The golf training aid of claim 2, wherein said indicia are visually distinct from said glove and each of said fifth and sixth indicia are of like construction and color.

4. The golf training aid of claim 2, wherein said back hand portion of said first upper hand glove has a knuckle section and a thumb section, and said first, second and fifth indicia being affixed to the knuckle section of the back hand portion of the glove.

5. The golf training aid of claim 2, wherein said first upper hand glove transverse knuckle section has a convex configuration, and said first, second and fifth indicia have a convex alignment generally concentric with the convex configuration of said knuckle section of said back hand portion of aid first upper hand glove.

6. The golf training aid of claim 1, which includes a first pair of fasteners affixed to said first upper hand glove on said thumb pocket and a first finger pocket such that said first pair of fasteners will releasably connect so a golfer'"'"'s thumb will remain in a desirable location relative to the golf club throughout the course of a golf swing.

7. The golf training aid of claim 6, which includes a second lower hand glove having a palm side portion, a back hand side portion, a thumb pocket and a plurality of finger pockets a second pair of fasteners affixed to said lower hand glove on said thumb pocket and a first finger pocket such that said second pair of fasteners will releasably connect so the golfer'"'"'s thumb will remain in a desirable location relative to each other and golf club throughout the course of a golf swing.

8. The golf training aid of claim 7, which includes a third pair of fasteners affixed to said upper hand glove on said first finger pocket and said second glove on a second finger pocket such that said third pair of fasteners will releasably connect so the golfers upper hand index finger and lower hand pinky finger will remain in a desirable location relative to each other and a golf club throughout the course of a golf swing.

9. The golf training aid of claim 8, which includes a fourth pair of fasteners affixed to said upper hand glove on said thumb pocket and said lower hand glove on said palm side portion such that said fourth pair of fasteners will releasably connect so the golfers upper hand thumb and lower hand palm side portion will remain in a desirable location relative to each other and said golf club throughout the course of a golf swing.

10. The golf training aid of claim 9, which includes a ninth fastener affixed to said palm portion of said upper hand glove such that said ninth fastener releasably connects with a tenth fastener affixed to a golf club grip such that said palm portion will remain in a desirable position relative to said golf club throughout the course of a golf swing.

11. The golf training aid of claim 10, which includes a tenth fastener affixed to said golf club grip such that said tenth fastener releasably connects with a plurality of said fasteners affixed to said upper and lower glove such that said upper and lower glove will remain in a desirably position relative to said golf club throughout the course of a golf swing, and a plurality of fasteners affixed to said finger pockets such that said fasteners mate with said tenth fastener affixed to a golf club grip such that said finger pockets will remain in a desirable location relative to each other and said golf club grip throughout the course of a golf swing.

12. The golf training aid of claim 11, wherein said fasteners comprise hook and loop type pads such that each pad releasably connect.

13. The golf training aid of claim 1, which includes a second lower hand glove having a palm side portion, a back hand side portion, a thumb pocket and a plurality of finger pockets characterized by:

a first lower hand indicia affixed to said back hand side portion of said lower hand such that a golfer may be reminded of said first desirable golf ball flight pattern.

14. The golf training aid of claim 13, which includes a second lower hand indicia affixed to said back hand side portion of said lower hand such that a golfer may be reminded of said second desirable golf ball flight pattern.

15. The golf training aid of claim 14, which includes a third lower hand indicia affixed to said back hand side portion of said lower hand such that a golfer may be reminded of said third desirable golf ball flight pattern.

16. The golf training aid of claim 1, wherein said indicia are visually distinct from said glove and each of said first and third indicia are of like construction and color and said second and fourth indicia are of like construction and color.

17. The golf training aid of claim 1, wherein the back hand portion of said first upper hand glove has a knuckle section and a thumb section, and said first and second indicia being affixed to the knuckle section of the back hand portion of said first upper hand glove.

18. The golf training aid of claim 1, wherein said first upper hand glove transverse knuckle section has a convex configuration, and said first and second indicia have a convex alignment generally concentric with the convex configuration of the knuckle section of the back hand portion of said first upper hand glove.