Abstract: A finger grip is attachable to a handheld device for assisting a user in operating the handheld device. The finger grip includes one or more finger slots, where each finger slot includes an edge and is configured to accommodate one or more lower fingers of a hand of a user, and where the edge is configured to provide a rest to the lower finger accommodated by the respective finger slot. The finger grip further includes a back for attaching the finger grip to a back of the handheld device, allowing a thumb of the hand to have a reach on a range of the front of the handheld device when the lower fingers are accommodated by the finger slots in a position. The finger grip may further include a raised area configured for providing support to the hand.

Abstract: A handle grip control device configured to be removably secured to a handle of an instrument includes a body having a first outer surface and an inner surface, and a protrusion extending radially outwardly from a respective proximal end at the first outer surface of the body to a distal tip. The inner surface defines a cavity configured to receive handles of instruments, and the protrusion can define a second outer surface that includes a first and second sloped surfaces opposite to a bottom surface. A slope of the first sloped surface defines a first angle relative to a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body, and a slope of the second sloped surface defines a second angle relative to the plane that is greater than the first angle.

Abstract: A finger grip is attachable to a handheld device for assisting a user in operating the handheld device. The finger grip includes one or more finger slots, where each finger slot includes an edge and is configured to accommodate one or more lower fingers of a hand of a user, and where the edge is configured to provide a rest to the lower finger accommodated by the respective finger slot. The finger grip further includes a back for attaching the finger grip to a back of the handheld device, allowing a thumb of the hand to have a reach on a range of the front of the handheld device when the lower fingers are accommodated by the finger slots in a position. The finger grip may further include a raised area configured for providing support to the hand.

Abstract: An assembly includes a punch and a clamping assembly. The punch includes a body having a front end and a rear end. The front end has a cutting edge. A passageway extends through the body and a counterbore is provided proximate to a second end of the body. The clamping assembly includes first and second jaws pivotally attached to each other. Each jaw includes a main body having a nose extending from a front surface thereof. The nose has an outer surface which has a diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the main body. When the clamping assembly is mated with the punch, the noses seat within the counterbore, and the front surfaces of the main bodies engage against the rear end of the body of the punch.

Abstract: A control apparatus for securing to a handle, the control apparatus includes a shaped insert to removably attach to the handle; a sleeve to elastically secure to the handle, the sleeve having a tubular body; and a pocket extending from a bottom end of the tubular body; the pocket is to receive the shaped insert; the shaped insert alters a grip associated with the handle.

Abstract: A composite lacrosse handle configured to join with a lacrosse head is provided including a top end, a bottom end and an intermediate portion located therebetween, all of which are constructed from hardened fiber reinforced plies. The intermediate portion includes a different exterior contour than that of the top and bottom ends. The intermediate portion can be generally recessed relative to the exterior of the top and bottom ends. Within the recess, an overmold or cover of a material, for example a viscoelastic material and/or thermoplastic elastomer can be disposed. The overmold material can follow the contours of the intermediate portion and top and bottom ends, and can vary in thickness from the top end to the bottom end along the intermediate portion. A method of constructing the composite lacrosse handle is also provided including utilizing special mandrels and mold cavities to form the composite handle and overmold the cover element.

Abstract: A flexible grip of elastomeric material for a golf club is disclosed. The grip has a groove or pocket therealong on the inner surface and an aperture through the closed end of the grip coincident with the groove. Upon installation of the grip onto the club shaft, a rigid strip is inserted through the aperture and into the groove or pocket. The thickness of the strip is chosen to cause a raising of the outer surface of the grip to form a rib therealong. The interior groove or pocket is formed by a rib formed on a core or mandrel employed in molding of the grip. Upon removal of the mandrel after molding, the groove or pocket and aperture are left in the grip for receiving the rigid strip.

Abstract: A training bat has a central rod extending through the longitudinal length of the bat. A knob may be located at a proximal end of the bat. A handle located immediately distal to the knob may slide along the length of the rod. A cone section may be located distal to the handle. The knob and cone section may limit the longitudinal sliding of the handle. A barrel section may be located distal to the cone section. If the barrel section includes an interior chamber, the distal end of the barrel section may include a removable cap. Weights, springs, pins and other objects may be located inside the barrel section. Electrical components or other devices may also be included in the cone section, barrel section or cap. The handle may include an acoustic chamber and an amplifying chamber to provide for emission of a sound when the bat is swung. The acoustic chamber and amplifying chamber may also incorporate safety features.

Abstract: A sports training aid for attaching a free end of a shaft of an article of athletic equipment to a resistance source, including at least one coupling member having two opposite ends. The first end is coupled to the free end of the shaft of the athletic equipment and the second end is coupled to the resistance source.

Abstract: An offset weight bar is provided which operates with the lifter's neuro-fascial connections to increase muscle activation and recruitment of muscle groups. The offset weight bar includes a grip portion that is shaped in accordance with the neuro-fascial connections in the lifter's hands and arms. The offset weight bar also offsets the weight of the bar from the lifter's palm to a point out along the lifter's unfolded fingers. The shape of the offset weight bar operates with the offset of the weight from the palm to increase the lifter's muscle activation and muscle group recruitment in accordance with the lifter's neuro-fascial physiology.

Abstract: A grip teaching device for encouraging an individual to maintain a proper grip of sporting equipment. The grip teaching device has a body member for placement onto the sporting equipment and can be secured by a securing device, such as a strap. The grip teaching device also includes an index finger receiving area which receives the individual's index finger to promote an appropriate placement of the index finger, and in turn forces the remaining fingers into proper alignment.

Abstract: An instructional golf club for a user having a swing orientation includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. A club head is secured to the second end. A grip is secured to the first end and includes a first portion configured to receive a first hand of the user and a second portion configured to receive a second hand of the user. The second portion is spaced from the first portion such that the first and second hands of the user are spaced from one another along the grip. A level indicator indicates when the shaft extends parallel to the ground.

Abstract: A golf putter grip comprises a main tubular body having a non-circular cross-section being symmetrical and remaining similar throughout its axial length, a flat front area being of rectangular shape and also along and throughout its axial length. The non-circular cross-section and the flat front area respectively have a width sufficient to have two hands cupped together at the same height and two thumbs placed side by side on the flat front area to hold the putter grip comfortably with minimal wrist breaking-down. The main tubular body has flat-topped arch cross-section and is reversely tapered, and its reverse taper is sufficient in certain degrees to accommodate different finger lengths of two hands for reducing the gripping pressure, so as to make the gripping comfortable.

Abstract: A sports utility handle is provided for use with a sports equipment shaft. The handle has curved upper and lower surfaces and a curved termination end. The two side surfaces are parallel to each other. The upper surface of the handle slants upwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the equipment shaft. The lower surface spline is configured to provide a relaxed wrist grip such that the shaft centerline is generally aligned with the centerline of the user's forearm.

Abstract: An apparatus for training a golf stroke comprising: a grip for orienting the user's hands; a restraining bar for orienting the user's arms mechanically coupled to one end of the grip; a shaft mechanically coupled to the end of the grip opposite the restraining bar; and an indicator for the user to determine the orientation of the apparatus mechanically coupled to the end of the shaft opposite the grip. Such apparatus and related methods facilitate training a golfer to swing a golf club by executing a stroke with a proper grip, posture, alignment, balance, and movement during setup, backswing, downswing, and follow-through.

Abstract: An apparatus for training a golf stroke comprising: a grip for orienting the user's hands; a restraining bar for orienting the user's arms mechanically coupled to one end of the grip; a shaft mechanically coupled to the end of the grip opposite the restraining bar; and an indicator for the user to determine the orientation of the apparatus mechanically coupled to the end of the shaft opposite the grip. Such apparatus and related methods facilitate training a golfer to swing a golf club by executing a stroke with a proper grip, posture, alignment, balance, and movement during setup, backswing, downswing, and follow-through.

Abstract: A pair of adjustable handles for use with a golf putter includes a sleeve having an interior area with a diameter at least as large as a diameter of the golf club shaft, the sleeve having first and second shafts extending outwardly. A first handle is rotatably coupled to the first shaft. A first locking mechanism is biased to fix a position of the first handle relative to the first shaft and movable to allow the first handle to rotate relative to the first shaft. A second handle is rotatably coupled to the second shaft, the first and second handles being rotatable about a common axis of rotation. A second locking mechanism is biased to fix a position of the second handle relative to the second shaft and movable to allow the second handle to rotate relative to the second shaft. The sleeve is locked to the golf club shaft.

Abstract: A visual and tactile confirmation golf grip and system is provided. The golf grip may include an alignment channel, an alignment projection, or combinations thereof extending along an anterior surface of the golf grip, a posterior surface of the golf grip, a side surface of the golf grip, or combinations thereof. The alignment channel and the alignment projection are designed and configured to provide a visual and tactile indication as to whether the golf grip is in the proper, or intended, orientation with respect to a golf club face. The system includes a golf grip and an alignment device. The alignment device is releasably secured to the golf grip and includes a feedback element. The feedback element provides an indication as to whether the golf grip is in a desired position with respect to the golf club face.

Abstract: An improved grip arrangement for a golf club. The grip arrangement comprises a grip extension that extends substantially orthogonally from the shaft of the club and oriented to be substantially parallel to the club face. The grip extension allows a golfer to hold the golf club with the wrist of the dominant hand locked. The grip arrangement further comprises a shaft grip that can be used by the subordinate hand to grip the shaft of the club. The locked wrist of the dominant hand provides the golfer with more consistent and accurate shots. The improved grip arrangement is particularly well suited to use with a putter.

Abstract: A golf swing practice bat is provided. The bat includes a barrel (10), a stop (20), and a grip portion (30). The barrel (10) is disposed on one end of a stick-shaped body of a predetermined length (a), and has an equal diameter from the end down which narrows in diameter toward its base and a trajectory indicator (11). The stop (20) has a predetermined width to rest an outer edge of a left hand on. The grip portion (30) is disposed between the barrel (10) and the stop (20). When practicing golf swings using the bat, a user benefits from the proper grip positioning structure of the bat, can execute a forceful swing without excessive gripping force for less stiffness in the arms, and can visually check swing trajectory using the trajectory indicator (11) to achieve a powerful, centrifugal, textbook swing.

Abstract: A handle for sports equipment. In an illustrative embodiment, the handle includes grip structure for accommodating a hand. The grip structure includes a first mechanism that is coupled to the grip structure for reducing involvement of a thumb of a hand in grasping the grip. A second mechanism is coupled to the grip to reduce involvement of an additional digit of the hand in grasping the grip. In a more specific embodiment, the handle is a golf club handle. The additional digit includes an index finger, a middle finger, and/or a ring finger of the hand. The involvement of a thumb includes involvement of muscles and tendons coupled to the thumb. The involvement of an additional digit includes involvement of muscles and tendons coupled to the additional digit.

Abstract: A golf training device for aiding a golfer in perfecting their grip on a golf club and their swing. The golf training device includes an elongated member made from a flexible plastic material and that is designed to frictionally engage the handle portion of the golf club. The device includes a gripping region with first and second positioning aids thereon for correct placement of the golfer's thumbs. The device further includes a pair of lasers that are mounted in a rest area that integrally formed with the gripping region. The lasers are mounted so as to emit a pair of divergent laser beams outwardly away from the lowermost end of the device and on either side of the golf club head. The lasers are used to correctly align the device on the golf club shaft and as an aid for the golfer to check his grip on the club and the position he assumes for addressing a golf ball.

Abstract: A putter has a center of gravity located rearward from the face and under the stroking pivot point. The polar moment of inertia of the putter is increased by moving the distribution of weight toward the rear of the head away from the contact surface. The sole of the putter has an optimized transverse radius and a raised front edge. The putter has an aiming mark that has a minimum area and a minimum length-to-width ratio and is brightly colored. The putter grip has a flat portion that is oriented to match the player's hand rotational position. The face of the putter has friction and energy transfer characteristics that are selected to influence ball motion if struck with stroking errors. The face loft angle cooperates with the face surface characteristics to influence ball launch angle and rotation.

Abstract: A new Golf Club Head design, as compared to the previous art, Cylindrical in shape, with a larger more concentrated Circular face that has Circular Grooves, with a Convex back, with no Heel and Toe, has a sole plate that wraps around the convex back up to the half mark on both sides of the wooden golf club head, and a unique Neck, Hosel Tube Neck and Shaft ‘placement’ that abuts the approximate Center on the outside at right angles to the golf club head. And this new design incorporates a multifaceted hand grip for the club shaft. This Cylindrical shape head will permit the club head to be always soled and as such, the golf club will not fall backwards as the prior art does without the shaft being held firmly by the golfer. And, so, with this new multifaceted hand grip design, the golfer would not have to hold onto the club shaft any tighter in order to prevent the golf club from twisting, in his/her hands, at impact with the golf ball.

Abstract: A golf grip alignment device includes a body adapted to fit onto a golf club. The a body includes a tab extending from the body and a seat defined on the body. The tab includes a surface adapted to receive the golfer's thumb. The seat is adapted to receive the golfer's index finger.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a grip for a golf putter, including: a center member; and two side members coaxially aligned side-by-side with the center member, such as to define therebetween two grooves each of the two grooves disposed between one of the side members and the center member. A method of using the golf putter grip is also provided.

Abstract: A grip for a golf putter having an elongate handle with a first end, a second end, an intermediate body portion, and means for connecting the handle to the putter such that the second end is contiguous therewith. The handle is provided with a thumb-receiving surface and finger-receiving surfaces adjacent the second end on opposite lateral sides thereof and normal to the thumb-receiving surface. The handle defines a pointed portion including the second end and the finger-receiving surfaces. The handle is adapted to be gripped by a golfer with the thumbs in side-by-side relation upon the thumb-receiving surface pointing towards a club head of the putter, the index fingers lie upon the finger-receiving surfaces and against the thumbs, the tips of the middle fingers touch and lie against the index fingers and a rear surface of the handle, and the ring and small fingers of the golfer's hands are intertwined.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for training a novice comprising the steps of providing a sports related implement to at least one expert player for executing a sports related movement. Initiating at least one repetition of the movement. Measuring a variable characteristic of the at least one repetition to provide a sequential record of the variable characteristic produced by the at least one expert player. Transferring the sports implement to a novice player to execute the sports related movement. Activating feedback of the sequential record of the variable characteristic during execution of a comparable movement by the novice player to signal deviation of the comparable movement from the sports related movement, thereby providing expert training to the novice player.

Abstract: A golf club grip (10) with an integral hand placement indicator (20) for encouraging hand placement using a plurality of opposed arcs (32, 32′) for a traditional three knuckle power position which assists in squaring the club face (17) with a golf ball upon impact. The predetermined sinuous surface pattern (20) provides at least a first pair of opposed arcs (34, 34′), a second pair of opposed arcs (36, 36′) and a third pair of opposed arcs (38, 38′) with the second pair (36, 36′) and the third pair (38, 38′) being preferably indicative of a first hand position (40) and a second hand position (42).

Abstract: The present invention provides a dynamic swing training device and method for progressively conditioning muscle memory to achieve a consistently repeatable and proper golf swing. The golf swing training device of the present invention in its preferred embodiment is similar to a conventional golf club with an elongated shaft and at one end, but modified to provide a unique dynamic hand, arm and body action during the swing. In the case of a right-handed golfer, the device handle is grasped by the left hand of the trainee, and a slidable grip is provided for grasping by the right hand of the trainee. The slidable grip is slidable longitudinally with respect to the shaft so that the right hand moves progressively down the shaft during the backswing and then progressively back into proximity with the left hand during the downswing.

Abstract: A golf putter club comprising: a putter head having a first ball striking face formed between a toe end and a heel end; a second ball striking face formed on said toe end, said second ball striking face narrower than said first ball striking face; a shaft attached closer to the heel end of said putter head, said shaft having a grip of circular cross section, said shaft shaped to allow a player to address a ball with said second putting face by aligning said second putting face by manually rotating the putter toe counterclockwise by 90 degrees from the first gripping position when a player is in a right handed stance.

Abstract: A variable hand placement sports equipment handle, such as a lacrosse stick handle, hockey stick handle, or field hockey stick handle, that includes a shaft and at least one overlay attached to the shaft at a location of frequent hand placement. The overlays are specially located and structured to provide the shaft with structural and tactile features that correspond to and accommodate the way in which a player moves his hands along the shaft and grips the shaft. The structural and tactile features, such as ribs, grooves, and hourglass and conical shapes, are located on the shaft to enhance a player's control of the shaft when performing various skills.

Abstract: A golf swing perfecter having, as a head end, a heavy conventional golf iron head and includes a hollow metal shaft that is bent oppositely, at spaced apart points therealong, to off-set outwardly a lower shaft section whereto the golf iron head is mounted. An upper shaft section is fitted with a grip that is formed from a flexible rubber like material and includes contoured depressions that are to accommodate a golfer's fingers closed therearound and has first and second elevated portions that are for fitting in the V areas between the golfer's thumb and forefinger, with the grip for exactly positioning the golfers hands relative to the hollow shaft and iron head.

Abstract: A slip control article including a backing layer having a first surface with an array of at least 100 upstanding stems per square inch and a second surface. At least a portion of the upstanding stems is an elastomeric material and the stems have an aspect ratio of at least 1.25. The first surface has a static coefficient of friction when dry of at least 0.6 and a static coefficient of friction when wet within 20% of the static coefficient of friction when dry. The first surface has a peel strength and a tensile strength of substantially zero when engaged with another slip control article. The first surface has a relatively high shear strength when engaged with another slip control article. The high shear forces are due primarily to the frictional properties of the elastomeric materials, not a mechanical interlock of the stems, such as on a mechanical fastener.

Abstract: A golf club has a head to strike a golf ball and an elongated shaft with first and second ends, the second end being secured to the head. A grip is connected to the first end of the shaft and includes a plurality of shoulders extending away from the shaft and grooves extending between the shoulders. The shoulders are spaced apart from one another by a distance sufficient to receive fingers in the grooves when gripped by a golfer. A kit is used with a golf club. The kit comprises an elongated pad adapted to provide a plurality of shoulders extending away from a shaft of the gulf club and grooves extending between the shoulders. Also in the kit is apparatus that detachably connects the pad to a grip of the golf club. The grip of a golf club is adjusted by supporting a golf club with its head positioned as if to hit a golf ball. A position where the knuckles of the fingers are located when the club is in this position is then located.

Abstract: A grip for a golf putter that includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a putter head having a putter face. The grip comprises an elongated body that extends along a major axis corresponding to the longitudinal axis defined by the shaft. The body has a front side and an opposing back side. The front side and the back side are substantially flat and define an elongated cross-section that extends along a transverse axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and transverse to the club face.

Abstract: A golf club grip assembly is provided for stabilizing and improving the swinging of a golf club. This grip assembly includes a pistol grip body adapted to be affixed to the upper end of a golf club shaft for grasping by the dominant hand of a golf player. This grip assembly further includes a forearm stabilizer blade affixed to the pistol grip body and extending outwardly from a rearward end of the pistol grip body for engaging the dominant forearm of a golf player.

Abstract: The present invention provides a golf club handle for attachment to a golf club shaft having a golf club head. The handle is made of from a single continuous rod or tube and has a pair of hand grip portions which are oriented at an acute angle therebetween so as to enable a person's hands to grasp the handle portions with a relaxed grasp. The handle portions are preferably covered with a molded or applied hand grip having inwardly directed indentations molded into the handle which correspond with the fingers of the human hand.

Abstract: A shaft of a golf putter has a stroke grip between a support grip and a putterhead. The stroke grip has an engaging face that is supported by the fingers of a player and a pushing face to be grasped by the palm of the player. The putter is in suspension by the support grip being supported by the other fingers of the player. When the putter is locked in suspension, the engaging face of the stroke grip is supported by the fingers of the player and the pushing face is touched by the palm of the player.

Abstract: A golf training tool for mastering grips includes a base lighter and a tip lighter, each being a gripping body equipped with an ignition unit therein, wherein a male connector and a female connector which is fitted onto the male connector not rotatably are formed at the upper and lower ends of the base and tip lighters respectively, and a finger touching portion is formed uneven on the outer surfaces thereby conforming to the basic grip of fingers when they are connected to each other. As a result, it is possible to provide a golf training tool for mastering grips which is convenient to carry and can be also used as lighters.

Abstract: A putter having only one paddle grip (10) at one end of the shaft, allowing finger-tip squeezing of the long flat sides of the grip. Shaft (11) has appropriate surfaces to permit slippery finger and finger-tip holds. A head (12) contains heel (26) and toe (24) cavities with discs (32) to distribute head weight for pendulum putter stroke and plumb control, and to adjust total weight of the putter for comfort. A finger-tip grip methodology permits precise pendulum motion of the putter, minimizing pushing or pulling of the putt.

Abstract: A strong, resilient, thin-walled material in a tubular shape stretchably fits over a pre-existing golf club grip for enveloping and frictionally engaging the pre-existing grip. The tubular body has a butt end which, when installed, abuts a butt end of the golf club grip, and an opposite open end that overlaps a distal end of the pre-existing grip, distal from the butt end. Projecting outwardly from the tubular body are two ridges for assisting a golfer in the proper positioning of his or her thumbs, and a plurality of semicircular ridges for assisting a golfer in the proper positioning of his or her fingers. Preferably the tubular body is elastic and can be stretched, over a range, to a length that matches a desired hand size, and further includes a plurality of catches for holding a selected stretch of the tubular body. The catches can be inner ribs proximate a distal (from a butt end) end of the grip that can be individually caught by the distal end of the pre-existing grip.

Abstract: A putter grip has at least one and preferably two stabilizing members each at least selectively extending generally radially outwardly from one of the front and rear surfaces of the body of the grip and each presenting a bottom surface which is designed to be engaged by a finger of a golfer. The stabilizing members help assure that the golf club will not twist or turn during a putting stroke and thus enhance the ability of a golfer to strike the ball squarely and to drive it along the intended line of travel. In the preferred case in which two stabilizing members are employed, one is preferably located slightly below the level of the other, and the bottom surfaces of both are curved so as to maximize comfort to the user. In a first preferred embodiment, the stabilizing members are molded integrally with the body of the grip. In a second preferred embodiment, the stabilizing members are pivotally attached to the body and are movable from a retracted, storage position to a raised, operative position.

Abstract: A dual purpose training device for use with a golf club includes a base member having an inner concave side for releasable attachment to a golf club handle and an outer contoured side configured to guide a user's hands and fingers about the base member and handle in a predetermined manner to achieve a desired grip. A riser defined by a hollow tubular elongate member having a metal ball movably contained therein is releasably attachable to the base member so that it extends in substantially perpendicular relation to the base member, the ball striking opposite ends of the tubular member at predetermined positions throughout a proper golf swing to audibly indicate proper alignment and orientation of the golf club and hands, at various positions of the swing. The base member can be used independently as a grip teaching aid or in combination with the tubular member to also practice and develop a proper golf swing.