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  Golf grip systemUSPTO Application #: 20070243940Title: Golf grip system 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. (end of abstract)
Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC - Washington, DC, US Inventors: Neil McCree, Michael Oliver, Allan McKay USPTO Applicaton #: 20070243940 - Class: 473201 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070243940. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
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 golfer's hand size. This adversely affects control of the golf club. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004]It is an object of the invention to provide a golf glove and grip system, a golf glove, a golf grip, a range of club grips, a method to assist a golfer or a method of fitting a golfer with golf clubs to assist the correct gripping of a golf club or to address the above-mentioned difficulties or which will at least provide the public with a useful choice. [0005]In a first aspect the present invention provides a method to assist a golfer to correctly position their hands on a golf club grip comprising or including the steps of: [0006]wearing on the intended top hand a glove having a first marking on the thumb portion; [0007]selecting a golf club having a grip with a first indicium adapted for alignment with the first marking of the glove; [0008]aligning the first marking with the first indicium and closing the hand to thereby grip the club. [0009]Preferably in use the first marking is contacted with the first indicium. [0010]In second aspect the present invention provides a golf club and grip system to assist correct hand positioning comprising or including: [0011]a golf grip having a first indicium thereon; [0012]a golf glove having a first marking on the thumb portion of the glove; [0013]wherein in use the first indicium and the first marking are aligned with each other to indicate a correct top hand thumb position on the golf club grip. [0014]In a third aspect the present invention provides a golf club grip comprising or including a first indicium that in use is aligned with the thumb pad of a golfer's hand. [0015]In a fourth aspect the present invention provides a golf glove, for use with a golf grip having a first indicium thereon, to assist correct hand positioning on a golf club, said golf glove comprising or including: [0016]a first marking on the thumb of the glove, wherein in use the first indicium and the first marking are aligned with each other to indicate a correct top hand thumb position on the golf club grip. [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. [0018]Desirably the markings and indicia are contact markings and indicia, such that in use when the user correctly grips the golf club, the marking on the glove substantially contacts the complimentary indicium on the grip. [0019]Desirably a second indicium is a line provided on the grip that in use is aligned with the base of the fingers of the user. [0020]Desirably a third indicium is provided on the grip. The third indicium is shaped for alignment with the crook formed between the thumb and forefinger of the lower hand of a golfer. [0021]Desirably the size of the grip is matched to the size of the golfer's hand(s). The size of the grip is matched to the golfer's hand size by changing the diameter of the grip. [0022]Desirably the first marking on the glove thumb overlies a wearer's thumb pad located on the distal phalanx of the thumb. The first marking provides a reference for alignment with the first indicium on the grip. [0023]Preferably the marking on the thumb of the glove substantially covers the thumb pad of the glove, and the indicia on the grip has a matching outline to the thumb pad of the glove. [0024]Optionally a second marking is provided on the glove and a second indicium is provided on the golf grip. The second marking provides a reference point for alignment with the second indicium on the grip. [0025]Desirably the second marking on the glove comprises a narrow line or a broad corridor or both extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove. The narrow line is positioned to match against the second indicium of the grip when a user holds the club with a correct grip. The broad corridor provides a reference guide for the path of the club grip across the palm that can be checked without substantially releasing the glove from the club. [0026]Desirably the second marking includes both a narrow line and a broad corridor, and the narrow line is off centre with respect to the corridor. [0027]Desirably the narrow line and/or corridor are angled at between about 20.degree. to about 40.degree. from a horizontal line across the golf glove, more desirably between about 25.degree. and about 35.degree., most desirably 32.degree.. Continue reading... Full patent description for Golf grip system Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Golf grip system patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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