Patent ID: 8449410

Claim:
A sports grip comprising: a) a grip handle having a hollow section, a curved radial shape and a grip covering, b) a piezoelectric array that is mounted on a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) that conforms to the curved radial shape of the grip handle, wherein said piezoelectric array produces an output that is indicative of the force being applied to the grip handle by a user, c) a voltage comparator circuit that is inserted into and attached therein to the hollow section of the grip handle, wherein said circuit has an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to the output applied from said piezoelectric array, and d) an alarm that is connected to the output from said comparator circuit, wherein when a user applies a grip force to the grip handle said piezoelectric array produces an output that is applied to said comparator circuit, if the user-applied force exceeds a preset threshold level, said comparator circuit produces an output that is applied to and activates the alarm circuit indicating that the user is applying an excessive force to the grip handle.