Patent ID: 7611421

Claim:
A golf club handgrip elevation apparatus for elevating a portion of a golf club off of the ground, the golf club having a handgrip and a longitudinal axis, the golf club handgrip elevation apparatus comprising, a receiving section having an opening in one end to receive an end of the handgrip and having a grip holder for releasably holding the golf club handgrip; a contact ring abutting the receiving section; a grip ring having a portion thereof spaced away from the contact ring in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the grip ring sized such that when the golf club handgrip is placed into the golf club handgrip elevation apparatus, and the contact ring is in contact with the ground at a point at which the ground is relatively level along the entire length of the golf club handgrip elevation apparatus in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the grip ring is exposed to the ground but is held above the ground such that a user is able to place his fingers between the lowermost point of the grip ring and the ground to pick up the golf club without his fingers contacting the ground wherein said contact ring is spaced entirely from both longitudinal ends of said apparatus.