Golf club rain ring

Abstract

A ring approximately 1¾″ outside diameter×⅞″ inside diameter×⅜″ wide that can be placed on a golf club shaft where it will engage the grip material and form a snug fit. The ring will help prevent the golf club from slipping or twisting out of the hands of a golfer when executing a swing in wet weather conditions. The ring is removable from the grip and shaft when it is not required.

1 . A circular ring that is placed on a golf club shaft and located at the top of the handgrip shaft just below the largest diameter where it would engage and slightly compress the grip material for a snug fit. The ring then acts as a device which helps prevent a player's hands from slipping or twisting off the handgrip in wet weather conditions.  
     
     
         2 . The same ring as cited in  claim 1  where a small gap is opened for installation on the shaft handgrip and then closed utilizing one of a variety of existing designed fastener devices such as; hinged, sliding or spring type, after the ring has been placed on the shaft. The fastener is then retracted or unlatched to open the gap for ring removal when required.  
     
     
         3 . The same ring as cited in claims  1 ,  2  and  3  where the ring device has a permanent open gap that is not opened or closed by a fastener device and is installed on the shaft at the smallest diameter of the shaft just above the club head and slid upwards to the top of the handgrip where it will engage the grip material for a snug fit. The inside diameter of the ring is slightly smaller than the top outside diameter of the handgrip which prevents the ring from slipping off the shaft.  
     
     
         4 . The same rings cited in claims  1  and  2  can be used during dry weather conditions as a training or teaching aid to assist a golfing player to grip lightly with his hands, which allow the player's wrists to rotate properly through the swing that allows the clubface to square up to the golf ball at impact and maintain the proper direction and distance the golf ball should travel.  
     
     
         5 . The same ring as cited in claims  1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4  where the bottom portion of the ring that the players hand presses against, has a rubber or composite material bonded to it which helps prevent the golf club from twisting when impact with the golf ball occurs.