Patent ID: 7491133

Claim:
A grip for the handle of a golf club, such grip comprising: a resilient underlisting sleeve having an opening configured to receive a handle of a golf club, a cap, a nipple, and a main portion with an exterior surface; a single panel that includes first and second side edges and a polyurethane outside layer bonded to a textile inside layer, the side edges of the panel comprising compressed polyurethane wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of both side edges is recessed inwards from a generally circular shape formed by the outer surface of the panel, such panel having a configuration corresponding to the exterior surface of the resilient sleeve; the single panel being adhered to the underlisting sleeve with the side edges of the panel cooperating to define a longitudinal seam extending from the interior surface of the textile layer to the exterior surface of the polyurethane layer, wherein the seam further includes a deposit of polyurethane over both recessed side edges, said deposit cooperating with said outer surface of said panel to form a continuous surface covering said seam.