Golf grip training apparatus
OwnerWalter R. Loranginventor
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Abstract
The golf grip training apparatus gives a signal to the golfer when the grip of his off-target hand interferes with the grip of his target hand in the swing of the club. A force sensitive element is located in the position of at least the middle fingers of the off-target hand. A signal device is controlled by the force sensitive element to emit a signal when the force exerted by the off-target hand exceeds minimal force. The signal advises the golfer that his off-target hand has exerted more than minimal force and thus has interfered with his target hand in the swing of the club. When no signal emits during the swing, the golfer is advised that his off-target hand has not exerted more than minimal force and thus has not interfered with his target hand in the swing of the club.
Claims8
Golf-grip training apparatus in combination with a golf club having a shaft, a hand-grip portion on said shaft, a head on said shaft, and a striking face on said head;
- said striking face defining the target side of said shaft, said head, said hand-grip portion, and said striking face;
- said apparatus comprising
- signal means, and
- force sensitive means connected to said signal means to cause said signal means to emit a signal upon more than minimal force being imposed on said force sensitive means;
- said signal means being mounted on said shaft of said golf club and said force sensitive means being mounted on said target side of said hand grip portion of said golf club;
- said force sensitive means being positioned on the target side of said hand-grip portion of said golf club when held in the address position so as to be in alignment with said striking face relative to the target;
- said force sensitive means overlying said hand-grip portion of said golf club in the location of at least the tip joints of at least the middle two fingers of the golfer's off-target hand;
- force in excess of minimal exerted by the fingers of the off-target hand on said force sensitive means in the golfer's grip on and in his swing of a golf club causing said force sensitive means to activate said signal means to emit a signal advising the golfer that his off-target hand has interfered with his swing;
- minimal force exerted by the fingers of the off-target hand on said force sensitive means in the grip and in the swing of a golf club not causing said force sensitive means to activate said signal means and the absence of a signal advising the golfer that his off-target hand has not interfered with his swing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.