# US 10,500,467 B2 · Hand wearable visual training aid device for golfing and method of use thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,467 B2 - Document ID: US10500467B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/107,101 - Filed: 2018-08-21 - Published: 2018-12-13 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-05 - Applicants: Edward Bates Watson - Inventors: Edward Bates Watson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500467B2 ## CPC - A63B 69/3608: {Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining (A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence)} - A63B 1/00: Horizontal bars - A63B 71/0622: {Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user} - A63B 71/146: {Golf gloves} - A63B 2071/0663: {worn on the wrist, e.g. wrist bands} - A63B 2071/0694: {Visual indication, e.g. Indicia} - A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials - A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener - A63B 2210/50: Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport - A63B 2225/74: with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A hand wearable visual training aid device worn by the hand of a golfer and for use with a golf club having a clubface is presented and described herein. The hand wearable visual training aid device includes a glove or hand strap and a multisided guide and reference unit mounted to the glove or hand strap. The multisided guide and reference unit mounted on the hand wearable visual training aid device is used to visually assist and guide the wrist of the golfer which, in turn, promotes clubface alignment prior to impact, providing a better strike and center hit for achieving greater accuracy and distance on the golf ball. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hand wearable visual training aid device for use with a golf club having a clubface, the hand wearable visual training aid device comprising: a hand supporting body having a top side member and a palm side member opposite to the top side member; a coupling and supporting member having a top end portion and a bottom end portion, wherein the bottom end portion is coupled to the top side member of the hand supporting body; and a multisided guide and reference unit coupled to the top end portion of the coupling and supporting member, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit provides a visual feedback representation of a golf grip type to guide the clubface of the golf club, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit is a multisided 3-dimensional structure having at least six faces, including a first side face, a second side face, a third side face, a fourth side face, a top face, and a bottom face, wherein a first reference marker label is applied to the first side face, a second reference marker label is applied to the second side face, and a third reference marker label is applied to the third side face. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the hand supporting body is a glove or a hand strap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit provides the visual feedback representation to guide a hand of a golfer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the first reference marker label has a first label attribute, the second reference marker label has a second label attribute different from the first label attribute, and the third reference marker label has a third label attribute different from the first label attribute and the second label attribute. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 4, wherein the first label attribute, the second label attribute, and the third label attribute include a plurality of different label colors, a plurality of different label shapes, a plurality of different label shadings, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein a fastener is attached to the bottom face of the multisided guide and reference unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the coupling and supporting member includes a support bar and a flange coupled to a support bar. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit is detachable from the coupling and supporting member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The hand wearable visual training aid device of claim 1, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit and the coupling and supporting member form a single unitary structure. ### Claim 10 A method of determining a golf grip type of a golfer using a hand wearable visual training aid device for use with a golf club having a handle and a clubface, the method comprising: attaching the hand wearable visual training aid device to a left hand or a right hand of the golfer, wherein the hand wearable visual training aid device includes a multisided guide and reference unit having at least six faces and a bottom side portion; adjusting the multisided guide and reference unit so that the bottom side portion of the multisided guide and reference unit runs approximately parallel to a wrist of the golfer on which the multisided guide and reference unit is attached; gripping the handle of the golf club by the golfer at address position; and visually determining the golf grip type based on a number of labels visible on the multisided guide and reference unit, wherein a single visible label indicates a weak grip, two visible labels indicate a neutral grip, and three visible labels indicate a strong grip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the hand wearable visual training aid device includes a hand supporting body having a top side member and a palm side member opposite to the top side member and a coupling and supporting member having a top end portion and a bottom end portion, wherein the bottom end portion of the coupling and supporting member is coupled to the top side member of the hand supporting body and the top end portion of the coupling and supporting member is coupled to the multisided guide and reference unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the hand supporting body is a glove or a hand strap. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the coupling and supporting member includes a support bar and a flange coupled to the support bar. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit is detachable from the coupling and supporting member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit and the coupling and supporting member form a single unitary structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the multisided guide and reference unit includes a first side face, a second side face, a third side face, a fourth side face, a top face, and a bottom face, wherein a first reference marker label is applied to the first side face, a second reference marker label is applied to the second side face, and a third reference marker label is applied to the third side face. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first reference marker label has a first label attribute, the second reference marker label has a second label attribute different from the first label attribute, and the third reference marker label has a third label attribute different from the first label attribute and the second label attribute. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the first label attribute, the second label attribute, and the third label attribute include a plurality of different label colors, a plurality of different label shapes, a plurality of different label shadings, or a combination thereof.