Golf glove, golf grip and system

Abstract

This invention relates to a golf glove and club grip system having a marking or markings on the glove, the club grip or both for registration with the thumb pad of a golfer. Registration of a golfer's thumb pad with the marking(s) assists correct hand positioning on the club grip. Additionally the markings may indicate a particular club grip size or glove size that matches a complimentary glove or club grip size determined by the size of a golfer's hand.

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       109 . A golf glove and grip system to assist correct hand positioning comprising or including:
 a golf grip having a first indicium thereon; and   a golf glove having a first marking on the thumb portion of the glove;   
     wherein in use the first indicium and the first marking are aligned with each other to indicate a correct top hand thumb position on the golf club grip. 
   
   
       110 . The system as claimed in  claim 109  wherein the first indicium is a thumb dot on the grip and the thumb dot is oval shaped with a length of between about 20 mm to about 50 mm and a width of between about 10 mm to about 40 mm. 
   
   
       111 . The system as claimed in  claim 109  wherein the first marking defines a region on the thumb pad of the glove. 
   
   
       112 . The system as claimed in  claim 109  wherein a second marking is provided on the glove and a second indicium is provided on the golf grip, said second marking and said second indicium configured such that in use the second marking provides a reference point for alignment with the second indicium on the grip, said second marking being independent of said thumb of said glove, and the second marking on the glove comprises at least one of a narrow line and a broad corridor extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove. 
   
   
       113 . The system as claimed in  claim 112 , wherein the second marking on the glove comprises at least one of:
 a collection of markings positioned to in use match against the second indicium of the grip when a user holds the club with a correct grip; and   a broad corridor configured to in use provide a reference guide for the path of the club grip across the palm that can be checked without substantially releasing the glove from the club.   
   
   
       114 . The system as claimed in  claim 113 , wherein the overall disposition of said collection of markings and/or corridor are angled at between about 20° to about 45° from a hypothetical line extending orthogonal to the finger axis of the flattened golf glove. 
   
   
       115 . The system as claimed in  claim 112  wherein said second indicium on said grip comprises a line marking extending for a distance at least sufficient to span the palm of the glove. 
   
   
       116 . The system as claimed in  claim 115  wherein, said line marking extends in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of said grip, said line marking extends from said first indicium to adjacent the top end of said grip, and at a level adjacent said first marking on said grip, said line marking is offset from the centre of said first marking. 
   
   
       117 . The system as claimed in  claim 109 , wherein the markings are on the palm side of the glove, so that in use they form a face to face contact with the indicia on the club grip. 
   
   
       118 . The system as claimed in  claim 111  wherein a second marking is provided on the glove and a second indicium is provided on the golf grip, said second marking and said second indicium configured such that in use the second marking provides a reference point for alignment with the second indicium on the grip, said second marking being independent of said thumb of said glove, and the second marking on the glove comprises at least one of a narrow line and a broad corridor extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove. 
   
   
       119 . The system as claimed in  claim 118 , wherein the second marking on the glove comprises at least one of:
 a collection of markings positioned to in use match against the second indicium of the grip when a user holds the club with a correct grip; and   a broad corridor configured to in use provide a reference guide for the path of the club grip across the palm that can be checked without substantially releasing the glove from the club.   
   
   
       120 . The system as claimed in  claim 118  wherein said second indicium on said grip comprises a line marking extending for a distance at least sufficient to span the palm of the glove. 
   
   
       121 . The system as claimed in  claim 111 , wherein the markings are on the palm side of the glove, so that in use they form a face to face contact with the indicia on the club grip. 
   
   
       122 . The system as claimed in  claim 115 , wherein the markings are on the palm side of the glove, so that in use they form a face to face contact with the indicia on the club grip. 
   
   
       123 . A golf glove, for use with a golf grip having a first indicium thereon, to assist correct hand positioning on a golf club, said golf glove comprising or including:
 a first marking on the thumb of the glove,   wherein in use the first indicium and the first marking are aligned with each other to indicate a correct top hand thumb position on the golf club grip.   
   
   
       124 . The golf glove as claimed in  claim 123 , wherein the marking is a contact marking such that in use when the user correctly grips the golf club, the marking on the glove substantially contacts the complimentary indicium on the grip. 
   
   
       125 . The golf glove as claimed in  claim 124 , wherein the marking on the thumb of the glove substantially covers the thumb pad of the glove, and the indicia on the grip has a matching outline to the thumb pad of the glove. 
   
   
       126 . A golf grip for use with a golf glove having a marking on the thumb of the glove, said grip having a complimentary indicium to the marking on the glove,
 wherein in use the glove and grip together assist the user's placement and alignment of their top hand thumb on the grip wherein the complimentary indicium is a thumb dot on the grip, and the thumb dot is oval shaped with a length of between about 20 mm to about 50 mm and a width of between about 10 mm to about 40 mm.   
   
   
       127 . The golf grip as claimed in  claim 126 , wherein a second indicium is provided on the grip, said second indicium comprising a line that in use is aligned across the base of the fingers of the user, and extending for a distance at least sufficient to span the palm of the glove. 
   
   
       128 . The golf grip as claimed in  claim 127  wherein said line marking extends in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of said grip, said line marking extends from said first indicium to adjacent the top end of said grip, and at a level adjacent said first marking on said grip, said line marking is offset from the centre of said first marking.