Patent ID: 7862446

Claim:
A method of making a grip for use with a golf club, said method comprising the steps of: providing a tube defining a longitudinal axis and having a body with an open a first end, a substantially closed second end, and a support surface positioned between said first and second ends, said tube including a first raised portion integrally formed therewith, said first raised portion having an exposed surface; providing at least one other raised portion; attaching said at least one other raised portion to said support surface of said tube, said at least one raised portion including an exposed surface and a connecting surface configured to extend between said support surface of said tube and said exposed surface when said at least one other raised portion is attached to said support surface; providing a layered sheet comprising an inner layer and an outer polyurethane layer, wherein said first raised portion and said at least one other raised portion include material different than the material of said layered sheet; wrapping said layered sheet about said tube after attaching said at least one other raised portion to said support surface of said tube such that said layered sheet contacts said support surface of said tube, said layered sheet configured to overlay said support surface and not said exposed surface of either said first raised portion or said at least one other raised portion; and adhering said inner layer of said layered sheet to said support surface, wherein said outer surface of said layered sheet, said exposed surface of said first raised portion, and said exposed surface of said at least one other raised portion cooperate to define a gripping surface positioned to be gripped by a golfer and wherein said outer surface of said layered sheet and said exposed surface of said at least one other raised portion extend substantially the same distance from said support surface at a junction between said outer surface of said layered sheet and said exposed surface of said at least one other raised portion.