Patent ID: 7527564

Claim:
A grip for a golf club, such grip comprising: a resilient underlisting sleeve having a main portion, a top end, and a bottom end, the sleeve further comprising: a cap positioned at the top end and defining an underside portion positioned between the end of the cap and the bottom end of the sleeve; and a hole configured to receive the end of a golf club shaft and positioned near the bottom end; a single panel comprising a top region having skiving along the circumferential length of the region, a bottom region, and two side regions, wherein the panel further comprises: a configuration corresponding to the exterior shape of the resilient sleeve; and an inner layer and an outermost layer, the inner layer comprising one of a fabric and a polymer; the panel being adhered to the underlisting sleeve such that the outermost layer in the top region contacts the underside portion of the cap and the skiving in the top region extends around the sleeve adjacent the cap includes both the inner layer and the outermost layer.