Patent ID: 7276000

Claim:
A training grip dimensioned to be removably installed onto the handle of a tennis racquet for positioning one or both of a tennis player's hand on the racquet to teach or train the player on several methods commonly used to grip the tennis racquet to perform various tennis strokes comprising: a) a member in the shape of an elongated cup having a first end that is open and a second opposing end forming the bottom of said cup, said first end, when said member is installed onto said tennis racquet handle, being locatable near the face of said tennis racquet and said second end being locatable at the opposing end of said tennis racquet handle; b) at least two additional openings, a first additional opening adapted to allow the user to easily and removably install the training grip onto said tennis racquet handle by prying open said training grip and wrapping it around said tennis racquet handle, and a second additional opening adapted to allow the player's thumb to directly contact the existing grip permanently affixed to said tennis racquet handle; c) texturing molded into the inner surface of the cup to keep the grip from slipping on the tennis racquet handle during play; and d) ridges and depressions molded into the outer surface of said elongated cup member creating contours for receiving and guiding the player's hand or hands, fingers and one or both of the player's thumbs on the tennis racquet handle.