Patent ID: 7404770

Claim:
A method of making a grip for the handle of a golf club, such method including the steps of: providing a resilient underlisting sleeve comprising an integral nipple, the sleeve configured to be telescopically slipped onto the handle of a golf club; providing a single panel having a main portion of substantially uniform thickness that includes a thinner polyurethane outside layer bonded to a thicker felt inside layer, such panel defining an inner face, a first side edge, and a second side edge, the panel having a configuration corresponding to the exterior shape of the resilient sleeve; skiving the first side edge of the panel; skiving the second side edge of the panel; wrapping the single panel about the underlisting sleeve; adhering the inner face of the panel to the underlisting sleeve, wherein the panel defines a seam extending from a first end of the panel to a second end of the panel; and covering the seam with a deposit of polyurethane.