Golf grip training aid

Abstract

This disclosure describes a method and apparatus including a pair of hand covering gloves for use with the game of golf. Wherein one glove includes a plurality of club alignment lines formed on the surface to properly align a golf club handle, and a plurality of grip alignment lines formed on the surface to properly align this glove with another glove. Wherein another glove includes a plurality of club alignment lines and grip alignment lines formed on the surface to properly align this glove with the first glove while holding a golf club handle in a proper orientation. A method and apparatus for maintaining this proper grip through the use of hook and loop pads or other means is also disclosed.

1 . A pair of hand covering gloves for use with the game of golf, comprising:
 a. a leading hand glove,   b. a plurality of club alignment lines formed on the surface of the leading hand glove including an inward club alignment line and an outward club alignment line substantially parallel to the inward club alignment line;   c. the spacing between the inward club alignment line and the outward club alignment line generally conforming to the diameter of a golf club handle;   d. a trailing hand glove;   e. a plurality of club alignment lines formed on the surface of the trailing hand glove formed on the surface of the glove including an inward club alignment line and an outward club alignment line substantially offset and in alignment to the inward club alignment line;   f. a plurality of first mark indicators configured to provide a desired degree of rotation of the hands for placement thereof;   g. the spacing between the inward and outward club alignment lines generally conforming to the diameter of a golf club handle; and   h. a connection system having a first and second pad positioned on the leading and trailing hand gloves respectively, the connection system configured to indicate when the first and second pads are disengaged from one another.   
     
     
         2 . The pair of hand covering gloves of  claim 1  where the plurality of first mark indicators is on the leading hand glove and is comprised of a plurality of grip lines formed on the back portion of the leading hand glove near the thumb portion; the trailing hand glove further including a grip line formed on the palm portion of the trailing hand glove near the thumb portion, and configured to align with the grip lines formed on the back of the leading hand glove when a golf club is held in the desired orientation. 
     
     
         3 . The pair of hand covering gloves of  claim 1  wherein
 a. the first pad is formed on the leading hand thumb portion of the leading hand glove,   b. the second pad is formed on the trailing hand palm portion of the trailing hand glove, and configured to engage the first connecting pad when a golf club is held in the proper orientation, and giving an audio signal to the user should the orientation of the gloves be disrupted while using the golf club.   
     
     
         4 . The pair of hand covering gloves of  claim 1 , further comprising a chin alignment arrow formed on a wrist portion of the trailing hand glove configured such that when the golf club is held in the proper orientation, the alignment arrow points directly at the users chin. 
     
     
         5 . The pair of hand covering gloves of  claim 3  further comprising a chin alignment arrow formed on a wrist portion of the trailing hand glove configured such that when the golf club is held in the proper orientation, the alignment arrow points directly at the users chin. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of hand covering gloves of  claim 1  further comprising a shoulder alignment arrow formed on a wrist portion of the leading hand glove configured such that when the golf club is held of the proper orientation, the alignment arrow points directly to the user's shoulder. 
     
     
         7 . The pair of hand covering clothes of  claim 1  wherein the area between the inward and outward club alignment lines is also marked, thus forming a single wide-line configured to align the golf club in the proper orientation. 
     
     
         8 . A method of properly aligning a golf club for use in a game of golf comprising the steps of:
 a. grasping a golf club while wearing a glove having lines marked upon its surface and configured to assist in properly orienting the golf club such that the golf club is aligned with the lines marked upon the surface of the glove;   b. engaging a first contact pad on the palm portion of one glove with a second contact pad on a second glove to set the hands in the proper orientation for holding a golf club; and   c. aligning the grip line formed on the first glove with a grip line formed on the second glove to control the orientation of the club.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the orientation of the lead and trailing hands is adjusted based on an evaluation of a previous swing. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  where a chin alignment arrow formed on a wrist portion of the trailing hand glove configured such that when the golf club is held in the proper orientation, the alignment arrow points directly at the users chin. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  where the first and second contact pads are configured to conduct electricity such that when they are engaged with one another, they create a closed circuit, thereby separating the first and second contact pads to create an indicating signal. 
     
     
         12 . A method of training a golf student having a lead hand and a trailing hand, to correct their golf swing, comprising the steps of:
 a. placing a lead hand glove on the lead hand,   b. placing a trailing hand glove on the trailing hand,   c. grasping a golf club handle with the lead hand and identifying a first mark indicator with the lead hand,   d. grasping the golf club with a trailing hand and identifying a marking indicator on the trailing hand to correlate with a first marking indicator on the lead hand,   e. adjusting the hand placement to have a different supination and pronation of the trailing hand for a desirable effect,   f. allowing the golf student to take a golf swing, impact a ball and note the trajectory of the ball,   g. adjust the orientation of the golf student's hands by utilizing the markers on the trailing and leading hand to rotate the trailing hand accordingly to either supinate the hand or pronating the hand to a weak/strong orientation and   h. whereas swinging and striking a second ball and observing the ball for a correction thereof with changing the hand orientation of the trailing hand.   
     
     
         13 . The method of training a golf student of  claim 12  further comprising a plurality of first mark indicators to provide a desired degree of rotation of the hands for placement thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method of training a golf student of  claim 12  wherein the trailing hand glove further comprises a first connecting pad, and the lead hand glove includes a second connecting pad. 
     
     
         15 . The method of training a golf student of  claim 12  wherein the first connecting pad is positioned on the thumb portion of the trailing hand glove and the second connecting pad is positioned on the palm portion of the lead hand glove.