Patent ID: 7862445

Claim:
A method of making a grip for use with a golf club, said method comprising the steps of: providing a tube having a first end, a second end and a support surface extending at least partially between said first and second ends; providing a raised portion on said tube having an exposed surface and a connecting surface extending between said support surface and said exposed surface; providing a layered sheet comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, said layered sheet configured to overlay said support surface and not said exposed surface, wherein said layered sheet has an outer surface and comprises first and second polymers polymerized side by side such that said outer surface comprises at least a portion of both first and second polymers; wrapping said layered sheet around said tube such that said layered sheet surrounds said support surface of said tube, leaving said exposed surface uncovered by said sheet; and adhering said inner layer of said layered sheet to said support surface, wherein the outer surface of said layered sheet and said exposed surface of said raised portion cooperate to define a gripping surface positioned to be gripped by a golfer.