Golf training aid

Abstract

A golf training device, having a shaft having a butt end, an upper grip connected at the butt end, and a lower hand positioner mounted for sliding movement on the shaft. The lower hand positioner includes a contour for positioning a trailing hand of a user in a neutral position on the lower hand positioner when the user grips the upper grip with a leading hand and the lower hand positioner with a trailing hand.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf training device, comprising:
 a shaft having a butt end;   an upper grip connected at the butt end;   a lower hand positioner mounted for sliding movement on the shaft and comprising a contour for positioning a trailing hand of a user in a neutral position on the lower hand positioner when the user grips the upper grip with a leading hand and the lower hand positioner with a trailing hand; and   means for temporarily locking the lower hand positioner at multiple positions spaced from the upper grip.   
     
     
         2 . The golf training device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower hand positioner is slidable from between approximately 6 inches on center away from the upper grip to adjacent to the upper grip. 
     
     
         3 . The golf training device of  claim 1 , wherein the upper grip is formed from a segment of a conventional golf grip. 
     
     
         4 . The golf training device of  claim 1 , wherein the lower hand positioner comprises a central protrusion that aligns between a thumb and index finger of a golfer holding the golf training aid and that seats between the thumb and index finger. 
     
     
         5 . The golf training device of  claim 4 , wherein the protrusion is elongate and extends the desired direction of the V between the thumb and index fingers, thus positively aligning the two fingers to correctly position the trailing hand on the user in a neutral position. 
     
     
         6 . The golf training device of  claim 4 , wherein the lower hand positioner further comprises one or more ridges for aligning the other three fingers of the trailing hand. 
     
     
         7 . The golf training device of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft is weighted. 
     
     
         8 . A golf training device, comprising:
 an upper grip for connecting to a butt end of a shaft;   a lower hand positioner for slidablys mounting on the shaft and comprising a contour for positioning a trailing hand of a user in a neutral position on the lower hand positioner when the user grips the upper grip with a leading hand and the lower hand positioner with a trailing hand; and   means for temporarily locking the lower hand positioner at multiple positions spaced from the upper grip.   
     
     
         9 . The golf training device of  claim 8 , wherein the upper grip is formed from a segment of a conventional golf grip. 
     
     
         10 . The golf training device of  claim 8 , wherein the lower hand positioner comprises a central protrusion that aligns between a thumb and index finger of a golfer holding the golf training aid and that seats between the thumb and index finger. 
     
     
         11 . The golf training device of  claim 8 , wherein the protrusion is elongate and extends the desired direction of the V between the thumb and index fingers, thus positively aligning the two fingers to correctly position the trailing hand on the user in a neutral position. 
     
     
         12 . The golf training device of  claim 9 , wherein the lower hand positioner further comprises one or more ridges for aligning the other three fingers of the trailing hand. 
     
     
         13 . A golf training device, comprising:
 a shaft having a butt end;   an upper grip connected at the butt end;   a lower hand positioner spaced approximately 6 inches on center from the upper grip and on the shaft and comprising a contour for positioning a trailing hand of a user in a neutral position on the lower hand positioner when the user grips the upper grip with a leading hand and the lower hand positioner with a trailing hand.   
     
     
         14 . The golf training device of  claim 13 , wherein the lower hand positioner is slidable from between approximately 6 inches on center away from the upper grip to adjacent to the upper grip. 
     
     
         15 . The golf training device of  claim 13 , wherein the upper grip is formed from a segment of a conventional golf grip. 
     
     
         16 . The golf training device of  claim 13 , wherein the lower hand positioner comprises a central protrusion that aligns between a thumb and index finger of a golfer holding the golf training aid and that seats between the thumb and index finger. 
     
     
         17 . The golf training device of  claim 16 , wherein the protrusion is elongate and extends the desired direction of the V between the thumb and index fingers, thus positively aligning the two fingers to correctly position the trailing hand on the user in a neutral position. 
     
     
         18 . The golf training device of  claim 17 , wherein the lower hand positioner further comprises one or more ridges for aligning the other three fingers of the trailing hand. 
     
     
         19 . The golf training device of  claim 13 , wherein the lower hand positioner further comprises one or more ridges for aligning the other three fingers of the trailing hand.