A method for making a grip having sides with distinct colors, comprising the steps of: providing a compression mold with an upper section, a lower section, and a separation plate separating the upper and lower sections(22, 24), the upper and lower sections (22, 24) of the compression mold each having a mold cavity (28, 30) with a form for shaping the grip; mounting a compound retention plate on one of the sections of the compression mold, the compound retention plate having at least one leading edge (54, 56) extending into the mold cavity (28, 30) for forming at least one groove (19a, 19b) in a grip split line; placing a first elastomeric material with a first color in the mold cavity in the lower section of the compression mold; positioning the separation plate over the mold cavity in the lower section of the compression mold; placing a second elastomeric material with a different color on a top surface of the separation plate for overfilling the mold cavity in the upper section; closing the compression mold and heating the compression mold to overfill the first elastomeric material into the lower mold cavity and to overfill the second elastomeric material into the upper mold cavity; removing the separation plate from the compression mold and allowing the separation plate to separate from the first and second elastomeric materials (50, 52) still being disposed in their respective mold cavities(28, 30); inserting a core bar between the upper and lower mold cavities (28, 30) of the compression mold; and applying additional heat and compression molding the elastomeric materials (50, 52) in the upper and lower mold cavities (28, 30) to vulcanize the elastomeric materials (50, 52); and forming a grip having two sides with different colors and a distinct separation of the different colored first and second elastomeric materials (50, 52) at the grip split line. providing a compression mold with an upper section, a lower section, and a separation plate separating the upper and lower sections(22, 24), the upper and lower sections (22, 24) of the compression mold each having a mold cavity (28, 30) with a form for shaping the grip; mounting a compound retention plate on one of the sections of the compression mold, the compound retention plate having at least one leading edge (54, 56) extending into the mold cavity (28, 30) for forming at least one groove (19a, 19b) in a grip split line; placing a first elastomeric material with a first color in the mold cavity in the lower section of the compression mold; positioning the separation plate over the mold cavity in the lower section of the compression mold; placing a second elastomeric material with a different color on a top surface of the separation plate for overfilling the mold cavity in the upper section; closing the compression mold and heating the compression mold to overfill the first elastomeric material into the lower mold cavity and to overfill the second elastomeric material into the upper mold cavity; removing the separation plate from the compression mold and allowing the separation plate to separate from the first and second elastomeric materials (50, 52) still being disposed in their respective mold cavities(28, 30); inserting a core bar between the upper and lower mold cavities (28, 30) of the compression mold; and applying additional heat and compression molding the elastomeric materials (50, 52) in the upper and lower mold cavities (28, 30) to vulcanize the elastomeric materials (50, 52); and forming a grip having two sides with different colors and a distinct separation of the different colored first and second elastomeric materials (50, 52) at the grip split line.