Patent ID: 6988958

Claim:
A putter grip comprising: (A) an elongated body of generally uniform diameter along an axial length thereof comprising a skeleton having a first portion and a second portion, each of the first and second portion including: (1) an upper end, (2) a lower end opposite the upper end, and (3) a bore disposed within said lower end and extending upwardly so as to be configured to receive a shaft of a putter; (B) an outer gripping sleeve that fits over the skeleton and that has an outer peripheral surface including a first surface portion that is partially cylindrical in shape and a second surface portion that is at least generally flatlands that is continuous with the first surface portion; and (C) an annular collar that includes two opposed through bores and an inner surface that is configured and dimensioned to receive the shaft of the putter; wherein the grip is configured to form a step with the shaft, the step being dimensioned and configured to receive two fingers of a golfer on opposite sides of the shaft, wherein said grip is configured and dimensioned to be removably affixed to the shaft by fasteners, wherein said first portion and said second portion of the skeleton are held together by a system of fasteners that go through bores in said first portion of said skeleton and into said second portion to hold the two skeleton portions together, and wherein each of the skeleton portion includes first and second recesses that permit access to the fasteners from the exterior of the grip.