Patent ID: 8708846

Claim:
A grip for a piece of sporting equipment, the piece of sporting equipment having a first proximal end including a handle portion and a knob and a second distal end opposite the first proximal end, the second distal end including a striking surface, the grip comprising: a body including: an external portion having a first diameter, a first gripping surface, and a second gripping surface, wherein: the second gripping surface is positioned one-quarter turn from the first gripping surface, and the first gripping surface and the second gripping surface each include a plurality of slots shaped to receiving a plurality of fingers of a user, the slots having a depth sufficient to secure the user's fingers therein, an internal portion having a second diameter sized to fixedly engage the handle portion of the piece of sporting equipment, a proximal portion having a third diameter which is larger than the first diameter of the external portion, the proximal portion positioned proximal to the first gripping surface and at least partially enveloping the knob of the handle portion of the piece of sporting equipment such that the third diameter is equal to a diameter of the knob of the piece of sporting equipment, and a knob positioned at a distal portion of the body configured to prevent slipping of the user's hand from the grip.