Golf Club Grip

Abstract

A golf club grip structured to create simultaneous closing and impaction of the fingers of the golfer's upper hand during the execution of a full swing golf shot. The grip includes a constant diameter lower hand area and an upper hand section including an upper constant diameter section to accommodate the golfer's little finger and a second lower section having a gradually increasing diameter to accommodate the remaining three fingers of the golfer's upper hand.

1 . A golf club grip for attachment to a golf club shaft formed of lower and upper hand areas wherein the improvement comprises:
 said lower hand area of said grip having a generally cylindrical shape to accommodate all the fingers of a golfer's lower hand;   said upper hand area of said grip formed in two sections including an upper section and a lower section; said upper section of said upper hand area having an outer diameter being constant along the entire length thereof; said lower section of said upper hand area being a tapered transitional section connecting said lower hand area and said upper section of said upper hand area; said upper section of said upper hand area characterized by having a size providing sufficient gripping space to accommodate only the little finger of the upper hand of a golfer;   said lower section of said upper hand area characterized by having a size providing sufficient gripping space to accommodate the remaining three fingers of the upper hand; and, said upper section of said upper hand area having a length of approximately 1.25 inches and said lower section of said upper hand area having a length of approximately 3.0 inches.   
     
     
         2 . The golf grip of  claim 1  wherein said lower hand area has a first outer, constant diameter; and, said upper section of said upper hand area has a second constant diameter smaller than said first outer constant diameter of said lower hand area. 
     
     
         3 . A golf club grip for attachment to a golf club shaft wherein the improvement comprises:
 a lower hand area of said grip having a first outer diameter;   an upper hand area of said grip having an upper section and a lower section; said upper section of said upper hand area having a second outer diameter smaller than said first outer diameter of said lower hand area; said second outer diameter being constant along the entire length thereof; said lower section of said upper hand area being a tapered transitional section connecting said lower hand area and said upper section of said upper hand area; said upper section of said upper hand area characterized by having a size providing sufficient gripping space to accommodate the little finger of the upper hand of a golfer; said lower section of said upper hand area characterized by having a size providing sufficient gripping space to accommodate the remaining three fingers of the upper hand; said lower hand area having a size providing sufficient gripping space to accommodate all the fingers of the lower hand; and, said upper section of said upper hand area having a length of approximately 30 percent of the length of the upper hand area; said lower section of said upper hand area having a length of approximately 70 percent of the length of the upper hand area.   
     
     
         4 . The golf grip of  claim 3  wherein the length of said upper section of said upper hand area is no greater than approximately 42 percent of the length of the lower section of said upper hand area.