Golf club grip pad

A golf club gripping attachment for improving a golf swing, comprising:

• a pad of closed cell energy absorbing resilient material, the density of said closed cell energy absorbing resilient material being selected for a predetermined amount of energy to be absorbed from a golfer's lower hand during a golf swing, said pad being of substantially uniform thickness without any protuberances or depressions, said paid further comprising an upper edge having cut out portion, said cut out portion being longitudinally oriented within the plane of the thickness of said pad, said cut out portion being adapted to align said pad with a thumb on said golfer's upper hand, said pad being sized and positioned on said golf club to accept only said golfer's lower hand, the transverse dimension of said pad being sized to encircle the handle of a golf club, said pad further comprising an adhesive backing for attaching said pad to a handle of (said) a golf club in a position determined by said golfer to avoid rotation of said pad relative to said handle and said golfer's upper hand.