US 8,146,173 B2 · Golf glove for right grip and suitable swing

Abstract

The present invention is a golf club which induces proper grip and suitable swing by removing the thumb-covering portion of a golf glove so as to extend the Skin Contact Length between the thumb and forefinger. Due to the absence of a thumb covering, structural problems with the glove covering stretching from the thumb area toward the palm may arise when centrifugal force is imparted by the golf club. If the glove covering has been stretched, the covering will become folded when the club is gripped; this causes a pull on the left thumb when gloves are worn and leads to improper grip. Therefore, in order to provide elasticity with regard to stretching, in place of sheepskin the area subject to stretching is processed with a Spandex material having excellent elasticity and flexibility.

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Dependent claims

A golf glove without having a thumb covering, the golf glove defining an opening (32) for exposing a thumb (10) of a golfer with a circumferential area of the opening (32) lying about a lower circumference of the thumb so as to enable a bare skin exposed at a lower side of the thumb to contact with a lower side area of a forefinger region (20) when the golf glove is worn by the golfer, and also to further enable a direct skin contact between the exposed thumb and a handle portion of a golf club (40),

wherein the golf glove is made of leather or inelastic fabric or synthetic materials except an area (P), which is a region adjacent to the opening (32) in the glove and including a root portion of the thumb at a palm side, which is made of an elastic material or a Spandex material having good flexibility and elasticity.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Golf glove for right grip and suitable swing

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Golf glove for right grip and suitable swing

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Abstract

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