Grip Training Aid for Golf Clubs

A training aid for use with golf clubs of the type having a shaft of tapering thickness between a club grip and a club head, comprising:

• a retaining collar having an interior dimension sized to encompass said club shaft near said club grip, a slot in said collar sized for admitting said shaft radially into said collar at a shaft location spaced from said club grip but for retaining said collar radially on said shaft at a location near said club grip, said interior dimension sized to keep said collar against axial displacement over said club grip, and a hand strap attached to said collar and adapted for wrapping about the hand of a club user gripping said club grip thereby to keep said club from slipping out of the user's grip when swinging the club.

A method for improving a golfer's two handed grip on a golf club of the type having a club shaft between a club grip and a club head, comprising the steps of:

• releasably attaching a strap to said club shaft;
• and
• wrapping said strap about an upper hand of said two handed grip thereby to restrain said club against substantial slippage through said two handed grip during swinging of said club by said golfer.

A training aid for use with a club, bat or racket of the type having a shaft between a head and a grip by a player holding said grip with at least one gripping hand, comprising:

• a coupler attachable to said shaft near said grip and a hand strap attached to said coupler and adapted for wrapping about said least one hand of said player, said hand strap being adjustable for tightening between a said gripping hand of said player around said grip and said shaft thereby to substantially prevent longitudinal displacement of said shaft away from said gripping hand during swing of said club, bat or racket.

A method for improving a player's hand grip on a club, bat or racket of the type having a shaft between a head and a grip, comprising:

• attaching a coupler to said shaft near said grip with a hand strap attached to said coupler and adapted for wrapping about a gripping hand of said player, said hand strap being adjustable for tightening between said gripping hand of said player and said shaft thereby to substantially prevent longitudinal displacement of said shaft away from said gripping hand during swing of said club, bat or racket.