Grip for a Golf Club Shaft

Abstract

A grip for a shaft for a golf club, the golf club comprising a head provided at a first end of the shaft and a second end of the shaft corresponding to the hand placement area on which the grip is formed, and a method for forming such a grip are disclosed. A grip comprises a sleeve of heat-shrinkable material adapted to be inserted over the second end and an under listing positioned along the second end, wherein the sleeve is inserted over the second end and the under listing positioned thereon, and shrinks onto the second end upon heat application. A method for forming a grip comprises positioning an under listing along the second end, inserting a sleeve of heat-shrinkable material over the second end and the under listing positioned thereon, applying heat to the sleeve such that the sleeve shrinks onto the second end. A golf club shaft comprising a first end and a second end, with a grip at the second end, said grip comprising an under listing positioned along the second end and an elongate hollow cylindrical heat shrinkable sleeve that is open on each end that is slidably inserted over the second end onto which the under listing has been positioned, whereby the grip is fixed onto the second end by applying heat to the sleeve to cause the sleeve to shrink onto the second end.

1 . A grip for a golf club shaft, the shaft comprising a head at a first end and a second end corresponding to the hand placement area of the golf club, the grip comprising:
 a. an elongate hollow cylindrical heat shrinkable sleeve that is open on each end and adapted to be slidably inserted over the second end of a shaft;   b. an under listing, wherein the under listing is shaped from the group consisting of (i) a substantially flat, non-curved and non-circular surface with a rectangular cross section, and (ii) a substantially flat top longitudinal surface and a substantially concave bottom longitudinal surface that conforms to the shape of the shaft;   c. wherein the under listing is positioned along the second end of the shaft;   d. wherein the sleeve is slidably inserted over the second end of the shaft and the under listing positioned thereon;   e. wherein the sleeve shrinks onto the second end of the shaft upon the application of heat to the sleeve; and   f. wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the grip is substantially flat.   
     
     
         2 . A grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the under listing is adhered onto the second end of the shaft. 
     
     
         3 . A grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is made from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinylchloride, neoprene, or a polyolefin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polymethylpentene, and polybutane-1. 
     
     
         4 . A grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the length of the sleeve is approximately ten inches. 
     
     
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         8 . A grip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the width of the under listing covers approximately one quarter of the external surface of the second end of the shaft. 
     
     
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         17 . A golf club shaft comprising:
 a. a first end and a second end corresponding to the hand placement area of the golf club;   b. a head at the first end;   c. a grip at the second end of the shaft, said grip comprising an under listing positioned along the second end of the shaft and an elongate hollow cylindrical heat shrinkable sleeve that is open on each end that is slidably inserted over the second end of the shaft onto which the under listing has been positioned;   d. wherein the grip is fixed onto the second end of the shaft by applying heat to the sleeve to cause the sleeve to shrink onto the second end of the shaft;   e. wherein the under listing is shaped from the group consisting of (i) a substantially flat, non-curved and non-circular surface with a rectangular cross section, and (ii) a substantially flat top longitudinal surface and a substantially concave bottom longitudinal surface that conforms to the shape of the shaft; and   f. wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the grip is substantially flat.   
     
     
         18 . A golf club shaft as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the under listing is adhered onto the second end of the shaft. 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)