Patent ID: 7140973

Claim:
A putter or other golf club grip, for placement at one end of a golf club shaft having a club head at the other end, said grip including a plurality of individual hard or rigid vibration transmitting elements wherein each element is adhered to or in direct contact with said shaft, wherein each element is not adhered to or not in direct contact with any other of said element, some or all of said elements are able to contact a golfer's hand or hands, said elements being selectively positioned within said grip at those locations where transmission of vibrations are desirable and omitted at those locations where vibrations are not desirable, wherein the grip area around said elements is comprised of a layer of one or more softer or energy absorbing grip materials adhered to or in direct contact with said shaft which at least partially is able to insulate from a golfer's hands or absorb said undesirable vibrations, and at least one element is located completely away from longitudinal ends of said grip.