Patent ID: 7351167

Claim:
A training aid for aiding in training proper grip of a bat handle, which includes: an elongated member including an outer portion and an inner core portion which is rigid with respect to said outer portion, said member is characterized in cross section to include an arch of substantially same dimension throughout a longitudinal length of said member with an arched bottom surface complementary and for connection to a circumferential portion of the bat handle in a non-self retaining manner on the handle and has an arched outer surface which is of a size to extend along inside middle knuckles of one's fingers for purposes of providing knuckle alignment while permitting a substantial portion of one's fingers free to grip the bat handle and to provide a tactile sensation of gripping the bat principally with one's fingers and not one's palms and, which when so gripped by a batter, said training aid provides knuckle alignment for each hand and promotes anatomical superior fluidity of motion in one's hands, wrists and arms during a swing, wherein said outer portion is a generally translucent material and said inner core portion is opaque.