Golf grip system

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18
PROGRIP NZ
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[0017]In a further aspect the present invention provides a golf grip for use with a golf glove having a marking on the thumb of the glove, said grip having a complimentary indicium to the marking on the glove,wherein in use the glove and grip together assist the user's placement and alignment of their top hand thumb on the grip.

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However, when the tutors are not available, for example during normal play, the hand positioning will often deteriorate.
To the inventors' knowledge these gloves are not commercially available and are not part of the common general knowledge.
Further, poor hand positioning is also caused by golf club grip sizes not being matched to the golfer's hand size.
This adversely affects control of the golf club.

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[0053]Both the singular and plural terms ‘indicium’ and ‘marking’ as used in this specification refer to visual references provided on the grip and glove respectively and may be formed using varying colours, textures, shapes and materials to identify a particular line, point or area.

[0054]The figures and following description refer to gloves for a right handed golf player. The scope of the invention also includes club grips and gloves adapted for use by left handed players.

[0055]FIG. 1a is a top view of a grip of the present invention. A first indicium 116 provides a thumb reference. The thumb reference is intended to be contacted by the thumb of a golfer. Preferably the thumb reference is shaped to match against the thumb print of the user and will typically have an oval shape. The thumb reference is desirably offset from the centreline of the club by a distance 121 of about 0.13 inches.

[0056]FIG. 1c shows a thumb reference in more detail. Typically the thumb reference has a length...

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Abstract

This invention relates to a golf glove and club grip system having a marking or markings on the glove, the club grip or both for registration with the thumb pad of a golfer. Registration of a golfer's thumb pad with the marking(s) assists correct hand positioning on the club grip. Additionally the markings may indicate a particular club grip size or glove size that matches a complimentary glove or club grip size determined by the size of a golfer's hand.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to systems for obtaining a correct hand position about a golf club grip.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0002]Fundamental to the game of golf is obtaining a correct hand position on the golf club grip. Professional golfing tutors provide lessons teaching correct hand positioning. However, when the tutors are not available, for example during normal play, the hand positioning will often deteriorate. To address this problem, golf gloves with markings to assist correct hand positioning have been proposed. For example US Patents U.S. Pat. No. 6,272,686, U.S. Pat. No. 3,848,874 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,065 disclose golf gloves having markings that are said to assist players to reliably produce effective grip of the club. To the inventors' knowledge these gloves are not commercially available and are not part of the common general knowledge.[0003]Further, poor hand positioning is also caused by golf club grip sizes not being matched to the golf...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B69/36
CPCA63B53/14A63B69/3608A63B2071/0694A63B71/146A63B69/3632A63B60/10A63B60/00
InventorMCCREE, NEILOLIVER, MICHAELMCKAY, ALLAN
OwnerPROGRIP NZ