Patent ID: 6935975

Claim:
A sports racquet extending along a longitudinal axis, the racquet comprising: a head portion defining a string bed area; a handle portion having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the handle portion coupled to the head portion, the handle portion having a length and an outer surface, the handle portion including at least two spaced apart channels, each channel inwardly extending into the outer surface and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis from the distal end of the handle portion and over at least a portion of the length of the handle portion; a string bed engaged to the head portion, the string bed formed of a plurality of cross string segments and a plurality of main string segments, at least one of the main string segments extending along at least one of the channels; and a grip disposed over the handle portion, the channels, and at least a portion of the at least one main string segment, and wherein at least a portion of the grip is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of a transparent material, a translucent material, a semi-transparent material, semi-translucent material, and combinations thereof.