Patent ID: 8062147

Claim:
A golf grip ( 100 ) comprising: a grip body ( 101 ) having an upper portion ( 102 ), a lower portion ( 103 ), a grip length ( 110 ), a proximal end ( 120 ), a distal end ( 130 ), and an exterior body surface ( 160 ), wherein the exterior body surface ( 160 ) is defined by a first quadrant ( 161 ), a second quadrant ( 162 ), a third quadrant ( 163 ), and a fourth quadrant ( 164 ); a first alignment channel ( 200 a ) extending longitudinally along the exterior body surface ( 160 ) and confined to the first quadrant ( 161 ), wherein the first alignment channel ( 200 a ) has a first channel length ( 210 a ), a first channel width ( 220 a ) of at least 2.0 millimeters and less than 5.0 millimeters, and a first channel depth ( 230 a ) of at least 0.5 millimeters; a second alignment channel ( 200 b ) extending longitudinally along the exterior body surface ( 160 ) and confined to the second quadrant ( 162 ), wherein the second alignment channel ( 200 b ) has a second channel length ( 210 b ), a second channel width ( 220 b ) of at least 2.0 millimeters and less than 5.0 millimeters, and a second channel depth ( 230 b ) of at least 0.5 millimeters; a third alignment channel ( 200 c ) extending longitudinally along the exterior body surface ( 160 ) and confined to the third quadrant ( 163 ), wherein the third alignment channel ( 200 c ) has a third channel length ( 210 c ), a third channel width ( 220 c ) of at least 2.0 millimeters and less than 5.0 millimeters, and a third channel depth ( 230 c ) of at least 0.5 millimeters; a fourth alignment channel ( 200 d ) extending longitudinally along the exterior body surface ( 160 ) and confined to the fourth quadrant ( 164 ), wherein the fourth alignment channel ( 200 d ) has a fourth channel length ( 210 d ), a fourth channel width ( 220 d ) of at least 2.0 millimeters and less than 5.0 millimeters, and a fourth channel depth ( 230 d ) of at least 0.5 millimeters; wherein there is only the first alignment channel ( 200 a ), the second alignment channel ( 200 b ), the third alignment channel ( 200 c ), and the fourth alignment channel ( 200 d ) on the exterior body surface ( 160 ); and wherein the first alignment channel ( 200 a ), the second alignment channel ( 200 b ), the third alignment channel ( 200 c ), and the fourth alignment channel ( 200 d ) provide a tactile indication by two-point discrimination of a pre-selected hand and finger placement on the golf grip ( 100 ).