Patent ID: 8092317

Claim:
A golf grip ( 100 ) comprising: a grip body ( 101 ) having a grip length ( 110 ), a proximal end ( 120 ), a distal end ( 130 ), and an exterior body surface ( 160 ); and 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 ), and the golf grip ( 100 ) further includes: a first alignment channel ( 200 a ) extending longitudinally along the exterior body surface ( 160 ) and confined to a first alignment quadrant, wherein the first alignment quadrant is selected from the group consisting of the first quadrant ( 161 ), the second quadrant ( 162 ), the third quadrant ( 163 ), and the fourth quadrant ( 164 ), the first alignment channel ( 200 a ) having a first channel length ( 210 a ), a first channel width ( 220 a ) of at least 2.0 millimeters, and a first channel depth ( 230 a ) of at least 0.5 millimeters; and a butt end alignment channel ( 200 e ) extending along the proximal end ( 120 ), wherein the butt end alignment channel ( 200 e ) has a butt end alignment channel width ( 220 e ) of at least 2.0 millimeters and a butt end alignment channel depth ( 230 e ) of at least 0.5 millimeters.