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EP2012885A1 - Gant de golf, poignée de club de golf et système - Google Patents

Gant de golf, poignée de club de golf et système

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Publication number
EP2012885A1
EP2012885A1 EP07747712A EP07747712A EP2012885A1 EP 2012885 A1 EP2012885 A1 EP 2012885A1 EP 07747712 A EP07747712 A EP 07747712A EP 07747712 A EP07747712 A EP 07747712A EP 2012885 A1 EP2012885 A1 EP 2012885A1
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Prior art keywords
glove
grip
golf
marking
line
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP2012885A4 (fr
Inventor
Neil Mccree
Michael Oliver
Allan Mckay
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Progrip NZ Ltd
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Progrip NZ Ltd
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Priority claimed from NZ546623A external-priority patent/NZ546623A/en
Priority claimed from PCT/NZ2006/000269 external-priority patent/WO2007120054A1/fr
Application filed by Progrip NZ Ltd filed Critical Progrip NZ Ltd
Publication of EP2012885A1 publication Critical patent/EP2012885A1/fr
Publication of EP2012885A4 publication Critical patent/EP2012885A4/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/14—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves
    • A63B71/141—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves in the form of gloves
    • A63B71/146—Golf gloves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/14—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/10—Handles with means for indicating correct holding positions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3608—Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3623—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for driving
    • A63B69/3632—Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B2071/0694—Visual indication, e.g. Indicia

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a golf glove, golf grip and/or related golf glove and grip systems to assist a golfer obtaining a correct hand position about a golf club grip.
  • the present invention provides a method to assist a golfer to correctly position their hands on a golf club grip comprising or including the steps of: wearing on the intended top hand a glove having a first marking on the thumb portion; selecting a golf club having a grip with a first indicium adapted for alignment with the first marking of the glove; aligning the first marking with the first indicium and closing the hand to thereby grip the club.
  • the first marking is contacted with the first indicium.
  • the present invention provides a golf glove and grip system to assist correct hand positioning comprising or including: a golf grip having a first indicium thereon; 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.
  • the present invention provides a golf club grip comprising or including a first indicium that in use is aligned with the thumb pad of a golfer's hand.
  • the present invention provides 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.
  • the present invention provides 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.
  • the markings and indicia are contact markings and indicia, 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.
  • a second indicium is a line provided on the grip that in use is aligned with the base of the fingers of the user.
  • a third indicium is provided on the grip. The third indicium is shaped for alignment with the crook formed between the thumb and forefinger of the lower hand of a golfer.
  • the size of the grip is matched to the size of the golfer's hand(s).
  • the size of the grip is matched to the golfer's hand size by changing the diameter of the grip.
  • the first marking on the glove thumb overlies a wearer's thumb pad located on the distal phalanx of the thumb.
  • the first marking provides a reference for alignment with the first indicium on the grip.
  • 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.
  • a second marking is provided on the glove and a second indicium is provided on the golf grip.
  • the second marking provides a reference point for alignment with the second indicium on the grip.
  • the second marking on the glove comprises a narrow line or a broad corridor or both extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove.
  • the narrow line is positioned to match against the second indicium of the grip when a user holds the club with a correct grip.
  • the broad corridor provides 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.
  • the narrow line comprises at least two line segments extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove configured to: display a non-rectilinear indicium when the glove is in a open condition and display a rectilinear indicium when the glove is in an at least partially closed condition.
  • the second marking includes both a narrow line and a broad corridor, and the narrow line is off centre with respect to the corridor.
  • the narrow line and/or corridor are angled at between about 20° to about 40° from a horizontal line across the golf glove, more desirably between about 25° and about 35°, most desirably 32°.
  • the golf glove will be adapted for the left hand of the golfer and for a left handed golfer the golf glove will be adapted for the right hand of the golfer. Both a left and right hand glove being may be provided for the golfer.
  • the markings of the glove and grip are configured to position the hand(s) to the right of the centre of the golf club grip.
  • the markings of the glove and grip are configured to position the hand(s) to the left of the centre of the golf club grip.
  • the markings are configured to assist a user to maintain any one of the following grips: Overlap or Vardon grip; Interlocking grip; or Baseball or Ten Finger grip.
  • the markings will be on the palm side of the glove, so that in use they form a contact alignment with the indicia on the club grip.
  • the markings could be on the non-palm side of the glove, so that in use they form a visual alignment with the complimentary indicia on the club grip.
  • the size and shape of the markings and indicia are matched to the size of the golfer's hands.
  • the present invention provides a golf glove to assist a golfer to correctly position their hands on a golf club grip comprising at least two line segments extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove configured to: display a non-rectilinear indicium when the glove is in a open condition and display a rectilinear indicium when the glove is in an at least partially closed condition.
  • the at least two line segments are separated and comprise at least two discrete lines.
  • the adjacent ends of the least two line segments are joined by a bridging line(s) to form a single continuous non-rectilinear line when the glove is in the open condition.
  • the at least two line segments comprise an upper line segment and a lower line segment.
  • the upper line segment extends from the thumb side of the palm of the glove to a point aligning with the inner side of the middle finger, said upper line being at an angle of about 29° from a horizontal line across the glove.
  • the lower line segment extends from the little finger side of the palm of the glove to a point aligning with the middle of the ring finger, said lower line being at an angle of about 39° from a horizontal line across the glove.
  • the upper line has an angle about 10° less than the lower line segment.
  • the at least two line segments are offset with respect to each other when the glove is in the open condition.
  • the at least two line segments may be offset and substantially parallel to each other.
  • the present invention provides a golf glove to assist a golfer to correctly position their hands on a golf club grip, said glove comprising a reference indicium extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove, said indicium comprising an upper line segment extending from the thumb side of the palm towards the little finger side of the palm, and a lower line segment extending from the little finger side of the palm towards the thumb side of the palm.
  • the upper and lower line segments do not align in a substantially perpendicular plane extending through the palm of the glove in an open condition and when the glove is an at least partially closed condition the upper and lower line segments align with said plane.
  • the upper and lower line segments or an extension thereof meet at a point between the thumb side and the little finger side of the palm of the glove.
  • the line is a line; a series of lines, dots or markings; or an edge of a textured, shaded, coloured or otherwise distinct region.
  • the at least two line segments transition from displaying a non-rectilinear indicium to displaying a rectilinear indicium, said rectilinear indicium aligning with a linear marking on the club grip when the glove is correctly positioned on the club grip.
  • the at least two line segments transition from displaying a non-rectilinear indicium to displaying a rectilinear indicium, said rectilinear indicium aligning with the centreline of the club grip when the glove is correctly positioned on the club grip.
  • the present invention provides a range of club grips with different external diameters comprising or including indicia on the club grips, and a complimentary range of sized golf gloves provided with markings that match with indicia on a suitably sized grip, wherein in use the indicia assist a golfer to select a club grip matched to their hand size.
  • the present invention provides a glove comprising a marking representing the size of the glove, wherein in use gripping a club the marking is aligned with an indicium on a club grip, said indicium also representing the diameter of the grip.
  • the present invention provides a method of fitting a golfer with golf clubs comprising the steps of: fitting a golfer with a glove or gloves from a range of gloves having different markings depending on the size of the glove; and selecting grips or clubs with grips from a range of grips or clubs with grips having different indicia depending on the external diameter of the grip, wherein said selected grips or clubs with grips have indicia matched to the markings on the fitted glove or gloves.
  • the invention consists in a fitting system comprising a range of club grips with different external diameters comprising or including indicia on the club grips, and a complimentary range of sized golf gloves provided with markings that match with indicia on a suitably sized grip, wherein in use the indicia assist a golfer to select a club grip matched to their hand size.
  • the invention consists in a packaged set comprising a set of golf grips and a golf glove, wherein said golf glove is as set forth above and said grips are asset forth above, and the markings on said golf grips are placed to match the size of said golf glove.
  • the invention may also be said to consist in a golf glove, golf grips, a system including golf glove and golf grips, a fitting system and/or a packaged set as claimed in any one of the appended claims.
  • Figure Ia is a top view of a grip of the present invention.
  • Figure Ib is an end view of a grip of the present invention.
  • the end view is diagrammatic, representing a location one inch from the top end of the grip.
  • Figure Ic is a view of the first indicium on a grip of the present invention.
  • Figure 2a is a diagram of a men's glove according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2b is a view of a ladies' glove according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2c is a view of the palm side of a men's golf glove according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2d is a view of the palm side of a ladies' golf glove according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 is a view of several glove palms of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a view of several club grips of the present invention.
  • Figures 5a to 5g show the use of the glove and grip of the present invention are used to assist a golfer obtaining correct hand positioning.
  • Figure 6 shows a golf glove having a split reference line of the present invention.
  • Both the singular and plural terms 'indicium' and 'marking' as used in this specification refer to visual references provided on the grip and glove respectively and may be formed using varying colours, textures, shapes and materials to identify a particular line, point or area.
  • the term 'rectilinear' as used in this specification means extending in a substantially straight line.
  • this term refers to the visual alignment of the at least two line segments extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove when viewed from an angle substantially perpendicular to the palm side of the glove.
  • the figures and following description refer to gloves for a right handed golf player.
  • right handed player we mean a player who stands to hit the ball toward their left side.
  • the scope of the invention also includes club grips and gloves adapted for use by left handed players, who stand to hit the ball toward their right side.
  • Grips and gloves for left handed players will be the mirror image of the grips and gloves described for right handed players.
  • Figure Ia is a top view of a golf club grip of the present invention.
  • a first indicium 116 provides a thumb reference.
  • the thumb reference is intended to be contacted by the thumb of a golfer.
  • the thumb reference is shaped to match against the thumb print of the user and will typically have an oval shape.
  • the thumb reference is desirably offset from the centreline of the club by a distance 121 of about 0.13 inches.
  • Figure Ic shows a thumb reference in more detail.
  • the thumb reference has a length of about 1.12 inches and a width of about 0.75 inches.
  • the thumb reference may be a solid or broken outline, or a solid patch of colour.
  • the reference may be textured or grooved.
  • the preferred reference is defines an oval patch or region.
  • an alternative reference could indicate only the limits necessary to define the thumb pad contact, for example the extreme upper and lower and side locations. Whatever markings are used the thumb pad reference should define the contact area for contact by the thumb pad.
  • a second indicium 114 is a line reference that is intended to match against markings on the palm of the preferred complimentary glove.
  • the preferred line reference runs parallel to the centreline of the grip.
  • the line reference is offset by an angle 129 between about 40° to about 70° from the centreline of the club 112. More preferably for a men's grip the line reference is about 50° offset from to the centreline of the club and for a ladies grip the line reference is offset by about 40° offset from to the centreline of the club.
  • the line reference may be a solid or broken line, the line may be narrow or wider (for example from 0.5mm to 4mm.
  • the reference may be textured or grooved.
  • Preferably the line is a colored groove about lmm wide.
  • the third indicium 118 is shaped to in use align with the crook formed between the forefinger and the thumb on the lower hand of the golfer when the club is gripped. While the shape of the third indicium 118 is illustrated as a 'V in Figure Ia, it will be appreciated that other shapes such as a single line or a dot or a coloured area may also be used.
  • a "V" or pointed region the included angle of the point is preferably about 50°, and the direction of the point is about 5° away from the centreline of the grip. Preferably angle 123 is about 60° and angle 125 is about 50°.
  • the point is preferably located on the centreline of the thumbprint marking 116. In this case the point is offset for the centreline of the grip by the same offset 121.
  • the third reference may be a solid or broken outline, or a solid patch of colour.
  • the reference may be textured or grooved.
  • the preferred reference is a "V" shaped point defined by a colored groove about lmm wide.
  • the length 126 of third indicium 118, the distance 128 between the first and third indicia, and the length 120 of the second indicium 114 all vary according to the size of the golfer's hand.
  • the length of the grip may also vary according to the club type, among other things.
  • Figure Ib is an end view of a club grip of the present invention. An angle of between about 40° to about 70°, preferably about 50° for a men's grip and about 40° for a women's grip is provided between the centreline of the club grip 112 and the second indicium 114.
  • the diameter 110 of the grip is varied according to the size of the golfer's nominal hand. Diameter 110 is taken one inch from the top of the grip, for example at location A in figure Ia. This accords with standard golf club grip measurements.
  • the grip should preferably have a standard tapering profile. An example of standard grip sizes and profiles is provided in the text, "Golf Club Repair" by Ralph Maltby.
  • An additional marking (not shown) is provided on the grip to assist the correct fitting of the grip to the club using known techniques for fitting golf club grips to golf club shafts.
  • the club grip of the present invention must be accurately aligned to ensure the correct positioning of the indicia 114, 116 and 118 relative to the club shaft and club head.
  • Typical markings include a marking in the form of a small point or line at the lower end of the grip on the centreline 112. The fitter aligns these markings with a centreline marking on the club shaft with the club head partially in a fitting device.
  • two or more markings are preferred spaced along the centreline oso that any twist in the grip can be corrected.
  • Figures 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d are illustrations of a men's and women's golf glove 208 and 209 of the present invention. The following description relates to the men's golf glove 208 as illustrated in Figure 2a or Figure 2c.
  • a first marking 210 is provided on the thumb of the glove.
  • the marking 210 will align with the first indicium (116) on the club grip.
  • the marking is preferably a patch that is oval in shape and corresponds to the thumb print of the user.
  • Preferably the marking is on the palm side of the glove.
  • One aspect of the present invention is the provision of markings on the palm side of the glove, which are intended to match with markings on the club grip when the user has a correct hand position and configuration.
  • Providing markings on the palm side forces the user to make face to face contact between the markings of the glove and the markings of the grip. Face to face contact seems more difficult that typical prior art gloves that have markings on the back side. In some cases, as will be discussed later, it requires disrupting the user setup to check the hand placement. However face to face contact is precise, and is not affected by parrelax or other visual distortions generated by viewing angle and binocular vision.
  • a revised setup routine such as described with reference to the visual sequence in Figures 5a to 5g, visual checking of the face to face contact can be incorporated.
  • a second marking is provided across the base of the fingers and may comprise a corridor 212 and/or a line 211.
  • a corridor 212 and a line 211 are provided.
  • the second marking 212 is provided at an angle 218 of between 20° and 45° from a hypothertical line orthogonal to the finger axis of the flattened glove.
  • the line 211 is continuous and traverses in a straight line from a location adjacent the lower segment of the index finger to a location below the base of the little finger.
  • the line 211 extends at an angle 218 of approximately 32° relative to a line orthogonal to the axis of the flattened glove. This angle may be different for different golf hand grips, or by way of preference. For example some players choose to hold the club more across their palm, despite this generally being considered to offer less control than a grip that lies more in the fingers.
  • the line 211 is preferably located close to the base of the fingers, and to the lower edge of the corridor 212 (where the corridor is present). This location is influenced by the offset 121 of the reference line 114 on the grip. At least the index finger portion of the line then tends to be visible as the hand is opened and the correct face to face contact of the line 211 and the corresponding marking on the club grip can be checked. Proper contacting alignment of the other end of the line 211, which ends adjacent the base of the little finger, and the respective marking on the club grip, can be checked by looking over the outside of the hand with the grip closed.
  • the line 211 comprises an upper line segment 211a and a lower line segment 211b.
  • the upper and lower line segments align to form a rectilinear indicium. This facilitates the accurate alignment of the line 211 with a corresponding indicium 114 on the grip of a club or with the centreline of the club.
  • the upper line segment 211a preferably has an angle about 10° less than the lower line segment 211b with respect to a hypothetical line extending orthogonal to the finger axis of the the flattened glove.
  • the upper line has an angle of about 29° and the lower line segment has an angle of about 39°.
  • the angle of the upper line 21 Ia may be between 15 and 35° and the angle of the lower line between 20 and 45°.
  • the line 211 may alternatively comprise a substantially parallel upper and a lower line segment that are offset so that in use as a golfer closes their hand about the grip of a golf club, the upper and lower line segments align to form a substantial rectilinear indicium.
  • the line segments may be short, so that they do not actually meet when the hand is closed, or long , so that they overlap substantially.
  • the end portions of the line, or the outer end portions on the pair of lines are most important for checking against the line marking on the grip. Accordingly the reference line closest to the thumb should extend ftrom the outer edge of the index finger for at least half the width of the index finger.
  • the reference line furthest from the thumb should extend for at least lcm, including at least the centreline of the little finger.
  • Figure 6 depicts a glove 709 in which the only reference indicia on the glove is the reference line extending across the base of the fingers on the palm side of the glove.
  • the line comprises an upper line segment 711a and a lower line segment 711b.
  • the upper line segment 711a has an angle 718 of 29° and the lower line segment 71 Ib has an angle 719 of about 39°.
  • the line segments 711a and 711b may be joined by a bridging line.
  • the line segment may be offset and parallel such that when the glove is moved to a closed condition the parallel line segments align to form a single rectilinear line.
  • the corridor 212 will align with the grip of a golf club to confirm a correct hand position.
  • the width 214 of the corridor 212 is preferably similar to the width 110 of the grip. Both the width of the corridor 212 and the diameter of the grip may vary according to the user's hand size.
  • the line 211 will align, with face to face contact, with a corresponding reference for example line 114, on a club grip to confirm a correct hand position.
  • the line will be within the corridor.
  • the line will be off-centre within the corridor.
  • the line may be closer to the base of the fingers. This makes the line more versatile to the user prior to closing their grip. This improves the accuracy of matching the grip and glove markings together.
  • the grip line 114 of the preferred embodiment of the invention typically the glove line will be spaced a distance 216 of about 0.157 inches (4mm) from the lower edge of the corridor.
  • the reference line on the grip could curve around and along the grip, and the reference line (or lines) on the glove would then run at a quite different angle, and may not be fully within the corridor.
  • the reference line on the grip could also be separate line segments at locations to match the outer limits of the palm of the hand.
  • the most preferred club grip has a continuous line extending parallel to the centreline of the grip. This assists a user who chooses to reduce their swing speed by gripping the club lower down the club grip (closer to the shaft). The user may still use the line 211 for alignment with the corresponding glove line.
  • FIGs 3 and 4 illustrate a range of colour coded gloves and grips according to one example of the present invention.
  • Each glove and grip size has a unique colour to assist a golfer to select a glove and grip matched to the golfer's hand size.
  • Table 1 below sets out the reference numerals applied to the glove and grip sizes illustrated in Figures 3 and 4.
  • Table 2 below contains data showing how the indicia and markings on the preferred golf grip and glove vary according to the user's hand size. The data provided refers to the dimensions set out in figures Ib, 2a and 2b and explained above.
  • FIGS. 5a to 5g show how the golf glove and grip of the present invention are used to assist a right handed golfer obtain a correct hand position.
  • a left handed golfer follows the same steps, with a mirrored version of the glove and grip, with the left and right hand instructions reversed.
  • Figure 5 a the golfer places the head of a golf club having the grip of the present invention on the ground.
  • the face of the club is aimed towards the target area for a golf ball.
  • the indicia on the grip will be facing upward and away from the golfer. The golfer looks down on this portion of the grip from above.
  • Figure 5c shows that the golfer closes his/her fingers about the grip.
  • Figure 5d shows that the left hand of the golfer is now correctly position on the golf club.
  • the line formed between the thumb and the forefinger on the left hand points towards the right shoulder.
  • Figure 5e illustrates how a second mark on the glove (the 'palm line') and second indicium on the grip (the 'line reference') can be used to check if hand positioning is correct.
  • the golfer opens their left hand to check if the palm line and line reference are aligned.
  • the palm markings may include a broad corridor and a narrow line.
  • the broad corridor should align with the width of the grip and assists checking alignment while minimizing the extent to which the golfer must open their left hand. This reduces the risk of the club grip moving relative to the glove and spoiling alignment.
  • the narrow line indicates precise alignment of the glove and grip, but requires the user to roll their hand open to check correct contact alignment.
  • the golfer then wraps their right hand on top of their left hand and aligns their right forefinger and right thumb with a third indicium on the grip as illustrated by Figure 5g.
  • the heel of the golfer's right thumb sits atop the left thumb and the line formed between the right forefinger and right thumb is parallel to the line formed between the left thumb and left forefinger.
  • a glove and grip fitting system uses gloves and club grips described above.
  • the fitting system preferably includes a display that presents a range of the golf club grips of different external diameters and including indicia of varying geometry and size matched to the hand size of a golfer.
  • a complimentary range of sized golf gloves with complimentary markings of varying geometry and size matched to the respective markings for the group suitable sized grip are also provided.
  • the complimentary glove and grip combinations are indicated by common • markings.
  • the glove size may be indicated by a particular colour and the corresponding grip size by the same colour.
  • the colour may be the colour of the alignment indicia of the glove and grip.
  • a golfer will select a suitable glove(s) matched to their hand size from the range of gloves. A grip or a club with a grip is selected that matches the size of the selected glove. In use the markings on the glove and grip will align when the golfer's hand(s) are correctly positioned about the grip.
  • the gloves and grips of the present invention are sold together, as well as additional or replacement grips or gloves being on sale individually.
  • a set of grips and a glove may be sold as a packaged set.
  • a typical packaged set between 7 and 14 grips would be included and one or more gloves.
  • the included glove and the included grips would all be of a matching size (so that the location of the markings on the grip will match the hand size predicted from the size of the glove, and will match any markings on the glove).
  • the customer buys a set that matches their golf glove size, and arranges regripping of an existing set of golf clubs with the new grips.
  • the present grips may also be applied to new sets of golf clubs.
  • the golf grips will be included already fitted to the shafts of the clubs.
  • the grips may be used on drivers and irons, but would not usually be used on a putter.
  • the golf glove may be made from leather, knotted acrylic material, cotton, wool, transversely isotropic material or any other suitable material.
  • the glove markings may be printed on the glove, or stained or otherwise made noticeable on the background glove material.
  • the glove markings may be printed or marked directly on the base material of the glove or be additional panels stitched onto the glove.
  • the detailed example set forth above provides a glove and grip combination that embodies a number of individual unique features. Many of these features can operate independently, but most work to best advantage in combination with one or more of the other features. For example, the different features include:
  • a thumb print shaped marking on the grip defining a contact region for the golfer's thumb pad.
  • the golf club grip can be configured for direct registration with the thumb pad of the golfer without a glove.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système de gant de golf et de club de golf portant une ou des marques sur le gant, sur le club de golf ou sur les deux, pour faire correspondre la face palmaire du pouce du golfeur avec la ou les marques. La correspondance la face palmaire du pouce du golfeur avec la ou les marques) aide au placement correct de la main sur la poignée du club. De plus, les marques peuvent indiquer une taille de poignée de club ou de gant précise qui correspond à la taille du gant ou de la poignée du club déterminée par la taille de la main du golfeur.
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