Patent ID: 6991554

Claim:
A training aid for aiding a golfer in improving a golf swing, the training aid utilizing a golf club having a handle, an impact head and a shaft, the training aid comprising: a gripping portion removably secured adjacent to the golf club handle and a slide portion removably secured to the shaft, wherein the gripping portion includes an outer surface having a relatively low coefficient of friction, and an inner surface having a relatively high coefficient of friction for engaging the golf club handle, the gripping portion fabricated of a single piece of a biaxially stretchable material, the single piece having a pair of lateral opposing edges bounded by axially upper and lower edges, the single piece being removably secured when joined at the opposing lateral edges, and wherein the lateral edges are joined by securing devices selected from the group including a zipper, and cooperative hook-and-loop fastener portions affixed to each of the lateral edges.