GRIP HOLDER FOR CORRECTING GRIP FEELING AND GOLF GLOVE WITH GRIP HOLDER

Abstract

A grip holder for correcting a grip feeling and a golf glove provided with the grip holder includes supporting grooves arranged on the grip holder such that each of end portions of a middle finger, ring finger, and small finger is guided to be respectively in close contact with the supporting grooves when a grip portion of the golf club is held; a close-contact groove recessively formed on a first side where the supporting grooves are foiled such that the close-contact groove is configured to be in close contact with an outer longitudinal portion of the grip when the grip is held; and a protruding portion formed on an opposite side of a portion.

Claims

1. A grip holder for correcting a grip feeling and for holding a grip of a golf club, the grip holder comprising: supporting grooves arranged on the grip holder such that each of end portions of a middle finger, ring finger, and small finger is guided to be respectively in close contact with the supporting grooves when a grip portion of the golf club is held; a close-contact groove recessively formed on a first side where the supporting grooves are formed such that the close-contact groove is configured to be in close contact with an outer longitudinal portion of the grip when the grip is held; and a protruding portion formed on an opposite side of a portion where the close-contact groove is formed such that the protruding portion is configured to be seated on a position where thenar muscle and hypothenar muscle are retracted among muscles of hand on which a user wears a golf glove when the user holds the grip.

2. The grip holder of claim 1, wherein a recessed groove portion guiding and supporting a partial portion of the hypothenar muscle of the hand of the user who wears the golf glove when the grip is held is recessively formed on a line of the protruding portion.

3. The grip holder of claim 1, wherein the grip holder is molded of a soft silicone or an urethane-based material.

4. The golf glove of claim 1, wherein the grip holder is attached to a position where the thenar muscle and the hypothenar muscle are retracted among the muscles of the hand when the golf glove is worn, the position being an outer surface of a palm portion of the golf glove.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The above and other objectives, features, and other advantages of the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an example of a state of holding a grip of a general golf club;

[0024] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of holding the grip in FIG. 1 with a left hand in a state in which a glove is not worn;

[0025] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a grip holder of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the grip holder according to the present disclosure is positioned at a palm of a user's left hand;

[0027] FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the grip holder taken along line A-A in FIG. 3;

[0028] FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the user's left hand holds the grip holder according to the present disclosure and then holds the grip;

[0029] FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the grip holder is positioned on a palm while a finger exposed golf glove of the present disclosure is worn;

[0030] FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the grip holder according to the present disclosure is attached to a golf glove;

[0031] FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the golf glove to which the grip holder in FIG. 8 is attached; and

[0032] FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the grip of the golf club is held by the left hand on which the golf glove attached with the grip holder according to the present disclosure is worn.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0033] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] Prior to the description, it should be understood that the terms used in the specification and the appended claims should not be construed as limited to general and dictionary meanings, but interpreted based on the meanings and concepts corresponding to technical aspects of the present disclosure on the basis of the principle that the inventor is allowed to define terms appropriately for the best explanation.

[0035] Therefore, the description proposed herein is just a preferable example for the purpose of illustrations only, not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, so it should be understood that other equivalents and modifications could be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0036] A grip holder 10 according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings FIGS. 3 to 10.

[0037] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the grip holder 10 of the present disclosure is molded of a soft silicone or urethane-based material. Further, a shape of the grip holder 10 is configured such that supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 that respectively guide each of end portions of the middle finger b, ring finger c, and small finger d of a user to be in close contact with the supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 when the user holds a grip G portion of a golf club are arranged, a close-contact groove 14 that is in close contact with an outer longitudinal portion of the grip G when the user holds the grip G is recessively formed on a first side where the supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 are formed, and a protruding portion 15 seated on a position where the thenar muscle a1 and the hypothenar muscle a2 are retracted among muscles of hand a on which the user wears a golf glove 1 when the user holds the grip G is formed on an opposite side of a portion where the close-contact groove 14 is formed.

[0038] On a line of the protruding portion 15, a recessed groove portion 16 guiding and supporting a partial portion of the hypothenar muscle a2 of the hand a when the user holds the grip G is recessively formed.

[0039] For reference, the grip holder 10 is used so that the grip holder 10 is held in a left hand of a right-handed golfer. Further, it is apparent that the grip holder 10 also can be conversely applied in a right hand of a left-handed golfer.

[0040] In the use of the grip holder 10 of the present disclosure as described above, when the grip G is held with both hands as illustrated in FIG. 1, the right hand is positioned at a front direction of the grip G and the left hand is positioned at a rear direction of the grip G. At this time, in the left hand of the user who holds the grip G, the grip holder 10 is naturally positioned between the thenar muscle a1 and the hypothenar muscle a2, i.e., “a grip holder position” illustrated in FIG. 4, so that the user may stably hold the grip G.

[0041] The grip holder 10 as described above may be used in a form in which the user carries the grip holder 10 and then places the grip holder 10 in the user's left hand and the user holds the grip G of the golf club. At this time, in the user's left hand as illustrated in FIG. 6, the middle finger b, the ring finger c, and the small finger d of the left hand are respectively positioned at the supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 of the grip holder 10, and a portion of the grip G in a longitudinal direction is in close contact with the close-contact groove 14. At this time, a lower portion of index finger holds the grip G in a naturally wound state, and thumb holds the grip G by being placed along the longitudinal direction of the grip G.

[0042] As described above, when the grip G is held, the protruding portion 15 positioned at the opposite side of the portion where the supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 are foiled is positioned in a stable state at the position between a border of the thenar muscle a1 and the hypothenar muscle a2 of the palm closed by the user, and the partial portion of the hypothenar muscle a2 is naturally in close contact with the recessed groove portion 16 that is foiled on a first side of the protruding portion 15, thereby increasing a more stabilized tightness while the grip G is held.

[0043] The close-contact groove 14 preventing slippage of the grip G when the grip G is held as described above, the position of the protruding portion 15, and the first side of the supporting grooves 11, 12, and 13 may fill a space 1a that is naturally left when a conventional grip is held.

[0044] Meanwhile, FIGS. 7 to 10 are views illustrating application and use of the grip holder 10 of the present disclosure to the golf glove 1. Further, in FIG. 7, the user holds the grip holder 10 while holding the grip G in line with the grip holder 10 after the user wears a glove with exposed fingers, and the grip holder 10 can be used as described above.

[0045] FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an example in which the grip holder 10 is used by being attached to a palm portion 1-1 of the golf glove 1, and a holding effect of the grip G is the same as a holding effect when the grip is held with bare hands.

[0046] As described above, when the grip G of the golf club is held with bare hands via the grip holder 10 or is held after the user wears the golf glove 1 in which the grip holder 10 is attached to the golf glove 1, sway which occurs between the palm and the golf club during swing and which is caused by wrong left hand holding that unnecessarily and tightly holds the grip G of the golf club as before may be prevented. Further, an irregular factor that interrupts transmission of force to the golf club may be solved, and a constant directionality when the golfer performs swing rotation that is performed mainly by holding and swing the grip G is maintained, so that a naturally corrected grip feeling is maintained and an improved athletic performance may be facilitated.

[0047] Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of specific items such as detailed elements as well as the limited embodiments and the drawings, they are only provided to help more general understanding of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains that various modifications and changes may be made from the above description.

[0048] Therefore, the spirit of the present disclosure should not be limited to the described exemplary embodiments, and all things equal or equivalent to the claims as well as the claims to be described later fall within the scope of the concept of the present disclosure.