Patent ID: 7758455

Claim:
A training grip for a tennis racket, said tennis racket having a tennis racket head and a tennis racket handle, wherein the training grip comprises: a. an annular elongated member, for positioning over a preexisting grip of a tennis racket handle, said annular elongated member having a top end and a bottom end; b. at least one opening, positioned at the top end, to allow for extrusion of the tennis racket head; c. at least two contoured protrusions extending from said annular elongate member, d. at least two contoured recesses defined in said annular elongate member; and e. training grip markings that comprise symbols, letters or words, wherein the training grip markings are used with grip tape markings that are placed around the tennis racket handle, wherein the training grip markings and the grip tape markings are aligned to illustrate positioning of more than one grip type; and wherein the annular elongated member, when placed on the tennis racket handle, has an inner diameter of between about 3 cm and about 6 cm.