Patent ID: 8801531

Claim:
A golf grip training aid in the form of a wrist wrap that consistently allows the golfer to return the golf club at impact to the same position it was when initially addressing the golf ball at the initiation of a drive or hit with an iron, a covering device provided for wrapping around the wrist and a portion of the hand, said covering device having first and second side edges, said covering device extending partially around the hand to generally provide coverage on the back of the hand, the thumb side edge of the hand, and a part of the wrist below the palm of the hand, loop means connecting with the upper end of the covering device and provided for looping around the thumb of the player's hand, at least one strap connecting with said first side edge of the covering device, and provided for retention of the wrist wrap wrapped around the wrist of the hand to secure it against removal during usage, a diagonal strap connecting with one of said first and second side edges of the covering device, and provided for wrapping around the applied wrist wrap of said training aid and including overlapping the at least one strap to completely secure the wrist wrap in place during usage, a wrist plate provided within the covering device proximate the location of the second side edge of the wrist wrap, in order to prevent downward wrist flexion during usage, and arcuate edge hand plate provided within the covering device proximately adjacent the location of the wrist plate, below the user's thumb, and arranged laterally from said wrist plate, and said arcuate hand plate provided for prevention of wrist extension and wrist radial deviation during usage of the training aid, a back hand plate provided within the covering device and arranged adjacent to the arcuate hand plate, and proximate the first side edge of said covering device, said back hand plate provided for overlying the back of the hand and the upper portion of the wrist of the wearer, and said back hand plate provided for preventing the wearer's hand from flexing upwardly during usage of the training aid, wherein during usage of the training aid, the training aid applied on the wrist of the golfer during usage returns the golf club at impact into the same position as the golf ball was addressed before the golf swing.