Patent ID: 7175538

Claim:
An improved golf club grip to be mounted on a shaft comprising: an elongated grip body formed of moldable resilient material; a cap end; a shaft end; a longitudinal axis; an external surface having a substantially circular cross-sectional configuration throughout the length of said body and said external surface having a first diameter adjacent to said shaft end and a second diameter adjacent to said cap end; an elongated substantially circular cavity disposed through said shaft end coaxially through said longitudinal axis of said grip body and adapted to receive the golf club shaft; a progressively and uniformly decreasing external diameter from said first diameter to said second diameter; and an integrally formed alignment means for positioning said grip body in the hands of a user, said alignment means extending upwardly from the exterior surface of said grip body in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the golf club shaft and adapted in cooperation with the decreasing diameter of said grip body from said shaft end to said cap end of said grip body whereby the grip body adjacent to the shaft end provides an improved grip for the hands of the user and better control of the golf club.