Baseball Grip Training Device

Abstract

A baseball grip training device is provided for use with a baseball bat, comprising a base adapted to contact a bat grip, wherein the base includes one or more shaped surfaces adapted to receive one or more of an index finger and a middle finger of a user; a retaining member extending from the base shaped to surround one or more of the index finger and the middle finger of the user; and a bat contacting surface adapted to contact the bat grip, wherein the bat contacting surface and the shaped surfaces are separated by a predetermined distance to lift the index finger and the middle finger of the user away from the bat grip sufficient to place greater reliance on the remaining fingers to hold the bat grip during a swing of the bat. The device is preferably constructed from a resilient material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A baseball grip training device for use with a baseball bat, comprising:
 (a) a base adapted to contact a bat grip, wherein the base includes one or more shaped surfaces adapted to receive one or more of an index finger and a middle finger of a user;   (b) a retaining member extending from the base shaped to surround one or more of the index finger and the middle finger of the user; and   (c) a bat contacting surface adapted to contact the bat grip, wherein the bat contacting surface and the shaped surfaces are separated by a predetermined distance to lift the index finger and the middle finger of the user away from the bat grip sufficient to place greater reliance on the remaining fingers to hold the bat grip during a swing of the bat.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the retaining member surrounds both the index finger and the middle finger of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the retaining member surrounds only the index finger of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein predetermined distance is approximately one inch. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the shaped surfaces include pockets formed into the base to receive the ends of the index finger and the middle finger of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the base includes a plurality of recesses formed into the base and adjacent to the bat contacting surface. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is constructed from a resilient material.