Golf grip training aid

Abstract

The golf grip training device is removably held against, and receives, the grip of a golf club, and is adapted to be grasped in the leading hand of the user, between the thumb and index finger. The golf grip training device allows the user to better sense the motion and position of the golf club during a swing, and to better feel and gauge the pressure exerted on the user's hand during the swing. The golf grip training device has an upper wall and a lower wall, with the upper wall having a substantially arcuate contour and a substantially constant radius of curvature. The upper wall extends from the lower wall along a longitudinal axis, with the lower wall extending along a lateral axis and a transverse axis. The lower wall has a channel centrally formed therethrough for insertion of a golf club grip therein.

1 . A golf grip training device, comprising a gripping member having an upper wall and a lower wall, the upper wall having a substantially arcuate contour and a substantially constant radius of curvature, the upper wall extending from the lower wall along a longitudinal axis, the lower wall extending along a lateral axis and a transverse axis, the lateral, longitudinal and transverse axes being mutually orthogonal, the lower wall having a channel centrally formed therethrough and extending along the transverse axis, the gripping member having a height along the longitudinal axis less than or equal to the substantially constant radius of curvature, whereby the user releasably inserts a portion of a grip of a golf club within the channel and grips the upper wall of the gripping member between an index finger and a corresponding thumb of one of the user's hands in order to sense the motion and position of the golf club during a swing thereof. 
   
   
       2 . The golf grip training device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the channel is tapered. 
   
   
       3 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the upper wall has a textured outer surface. 
   
   
       4 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the textured outer surface of the upper wall has a plurality of dimples formed therein. 
   
   
       5 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 4 , wherein the textured outer surface of the upper wall is simulates a golf ball. 
   
   
       6 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 1 , wherein a pair of transversely opposed edges of the lower wall each are substantially linear. 
   
   
       7 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the pair of transversely opposed edges of the lower wall extend parallel to one another. 
   
   
       8 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 7 , wherein a pair of laterally opposed edges of the lower wall each are substantially linear. 
   
   
       9 . The golf training device a recited in  claim 8 , wherein the pair of laterally opposed edges of the lower wall extend parallel to one another. 
   
   
       10 . The golf training device as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the lower wall has rounded corners. 
   
   
       11 . A golf training method, comprising the steps of:
 providing a golf grip training device having an upper wall and a lower wall, the upper wall having an arcuate contour and a substantially constant radius of curvature, the lower wall having a transverse channel being formed therein;   releasably inserting a portion of a grip of a golf club within the transverse channel so that the portion of the grip contacts an inner wall defining the transverse channel;   selectively positioning the golf grip training device on the grip of the golf club;   gripping the upper wall of the golf grip training device between an index finger and a corresponding thumb of one of a user's hands; and   swinging the golf club.