Billiard Bridge Training Glove

Abstract

An instructional billiard glove worn on a player's bridge hand provided with a first, second, third, fourth and fifth releasable securing means positioned on a thumb stall bottom side, thumb stall distal end, an index finger stall interstice, index finger stall distal end, and a middle finger stall interstice, respectively. Open bridge formation is instructed by releasably securing the first and third releasable securing means. Closed bridge formation is instructed by releasably securing the first and fifth releasable securing means while releasably securing the second and fourth releasable securing means. Releasable securing means are preferably mating hook and loop fasteners fixed to the finger stalls.

1 . A billiard glove having a plurality of finger stalls adapted to receive a hand, at least a first patch of one of releasable hook and loop material positioned on a first one of the plurality of finger stalls a second patch of an opposite one of hook and loop material positioned on a second one of the plurality of finger stalls and a third patch of an opposite one of hook and loop material positioned on a third one of the plurality of finger stalls, such that the first patch releasably secures to either the second patch or the third patch.  
   
   
       2 . The billiard training aid of  claim 1  wherein: the first finger stall is adapted to receive a thumb, the second finger stall is adapted to receive an index finger, whereby the person's bridge hand is instructed in forming an open bridge position when worn and the first finger stall is releasably secured to the second finger stall.  
   
   
       3 - 6 . (canceled)  
   
   
       7 . The billiard training aid of  claim 1  wherein: the first finger stall is adapted to receive a thumb and further comprises a bottom side and a thumb knuckle portion, the first patch is fixed on the bottom side adjacent the thumb knuckle portion; the second finger stall is adapted to receive an index finger and further comprises an interstice side adjacent the first finger stall and an index knuckle portion, the second patch is fixed on the interstice side adjacent the first finger stall and adjacent the index knuckle portion, whereby the bridge hand is instructed in formation of an open bridge position when worn.  
   
   
       8 . The billiard training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the first patch is the same color as the second patch.  
   
   
       9 . The billiard training aid of  claim 1 , wherein the first patch is the same shape as the second patch.  
   
   
       10 . A billiard training aid for instructing a player's bridge hand in the formation of a billiard's bridge comprising: 
 a billiard glove comprising a glove member having a first finger stall adapted to receive a thumb, the first finger stall further comprising a bottom side and thumb knuckle portion; a second finger stall adapted to receive an index finger, the second finger stall further comprising an interstice side adjacent the first finger stall, and an index knuckle portion; a third finger stall adapted to receive a middle finger, the third finger stall further comprising an interstice side adjacent the second finger stall and a middle knuckle portion;    a first releasable securing means positioned on the bottom side of the first finger stall adjacent the thumb knuckle portion, a second releasable securing means positioned on the first finger stall adjacent the distal end of the bottom side, a third releasable securing means positioned on the second finger stall adjacent the index knuckle portion on the interstice side adjacent the first finger stall, a fourth releasable securing means positioned adjacent the distal end of the second finger stall, a fifth releasable securing means positioned on the third finger stall adjacent the middle knuckle portion on the interstice adjacent the second finger stall, wherein the first releasable securing means is adapted to releasably engage the third and fifth releasable securing means, and the second releasable securing means is adapted to releasably engage the fourth releasable securing means;    the glove member being movable between a position that restrains the bridge hand in assuming the shape of an open bridge position, wherein the first releasable securing means releasably engages the third releasable securing means, and a position that restrains the bridge hand in assuming the shape of a closed bridge position, wherein the first releasable securing means releasably engages the fifth releasable securing means while the second releasable securing means releasably engages the fourth releasable securing means.    
   
   
       11 . The billiard training aid of  claim 10 , wherein the first releasable securing means comprises a first patch of one of releasable hook and loop material, the second releasable securing means comprises a second patch of one of releasable hook and loop material, the third releasable securing means comprises a third patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material, the fourth releasable securing means comprises a fourth patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material, and the fifth releasable securing means comprises a fifth patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material.  
   
   
       12 . The billiard training aid of  claim 10 , wherein the first, third and fifth releasable securing means are the same color, and the second and fourth releasable securing means are the same color while maintaining a dissimilar color to the first, third and fifth releasable securing means, providing a color scheme to visually assist the player in mating the releasable securing means.  
   
   
       13 . The billiard training aid of  claim 10 , wherein the first, third and fifth releasable securing means are the same shape, and the second and fourth releasable securing means are the same shape while maintaining a dissimilar shape to the first, third and fifth releasable securing means, providing a shape scheme to visually assist the player in mating the releasable securing means.  
   
   
       14 . The billiard training aid of  claim 10 , wherein the glove is made of soft, elastic, low friction material.  
   
   
       15 - 16 . (canceled)  
   
   
       17 . A method of instructing a billiard player's bridge hand in the formation of a closed billiard bridge position comprising the steps of: 
 providing an instructional billiard glove adapted to receive a bridge hand having knuckles, the glove having a first finger stall adapted for receiving a thumb, a second finger stall adapted for receiving an index finger, and a third finger stall adapted for receiving a middle finger, wherein the first finger stall further comprises a bottom side, thumb knuckle portion, and has a first releasable securing means positioned on the bottom side adjacent the thumb knuckle portion, and a second releasable securing means positioned adjacent the distal end of the first finger stall; the second finger stall further comprises an index knuckle portion, an interstice side adjacent the first finger stall, a third releasable securing means positioned adjacent the index knuckle portion on the interstice side adjacent the first finger stall, and a fourth releasable securing means positioned adjacent the distal end of the second finger stall; the third finger stall further comprises a middle knuckle portion, an interstice side adjacent the second finger stall, and a fifth releasable securing means positioned adjacent the middle knuckle portion on the interstice side adjacent the second finger stall;    placing the glove on the bridge hand;    releasably securing the first releasable securing means to the fifth securing means;    releasably securing the second securing means to the fourth securing means;    placing the bridge hand on a flat surface while raising the knuckles of the bridge hand;    placing the distal ends of the third finger stall, ring finger and pinkie finger against the flat surface; and    extending the ring finger and pinkie finger radially outwardly from the bridge hand.    
   
   
       18 . The glove of  claim 17 , wherein the first releasable securing means comprises a first patch of one of releasable hook and loop material, the second releasable securing means comprises a second patch of one of releasable hook and loop material, the third releasable securing means comprises a third patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material, the fourth releasable securing means comprises a fourth patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material, and the fifth releasable securing means comprises a fifth patch of an opposite one of releasable hook and loop material.