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US 10,293,231 B2Granted
Weighted golf club grip
AssigneeWinston Products LLC
InventorsWinston H. Breeden, III, Nick D. Giannatti, David Drabousky
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Abstract
Provided is a golf club grip having a grip portion and a front portion adjacent the grip portion each having a bore for receiving a shaft of a golf club. The front portion is weighted to provide a weighted golf grip with the weight below the golfer's hands effectively increasing the weight of a head of the golf club. The golf club grip has a total weight and the front portion of the grip has a weight greater than or equal to thirty percent of the total weight.
Claims19
A grip for a golf club including:
- a grip portion having first and second ends and a bore extending longitudinally through the grip portion for receiving a shaft of the golf club at the first end;
- a back portion adjacent to the second end of the grip portion;
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- a front portion adjacent to the grip portion at the first end, the front portion having first and second ends and a bore extending longitudinally through the front portion such that the shaft of the golf club is configured to extend through the bore and into the bore of the grip portion,
- wherein a total weight of the grip is a first weight, and wherein the front portion is a second weight that is greater than or equal to thirty percent of the first weight,
- wherein the front portion includes a body defining the bore and a spacer disposed in the bore at the first end, the spacer being configured to abut an outer surface of the shaft, and
- wherein the body includes a first portion disposed in the bore of the grip portion and a second portion that abuts an end face of the grip portion at the first end and tapers away from the first end.
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A grip for a golf club including:
- a grip portion having first and second ends and a bore extending longitudinally through the grip portion for receiving a shaft of the golf club at the first end;
- a back portion adjacent to the second end of the grip portion;
- and
- a front portion adjacent to the grip portion at the first end, the front portion having first and second ends and a bore extending longitudinally through the front portion such that the shaft of the golf club is configured to extend through the bore and into the bore of the grip portion,
- wherein a total weight of the grip is a first weight, and wherein the front portion is a second weight that is greater than or equal to thirty percent of the first weight, and
- wherein the second weight is greater than or equal to seventy-five grams.
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A grip for a golf club including:
- a grip portion defining an area for hands of a golfer to grip during use;
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- a front portion between the grip portion and a head of the golf club,
- wherein the grip portion and front portion define a length of the grip,
- wherein the length includes a lower third, an upper third, and a middle third between the lower third and the upper third, where the lower third is between the head of the golf club and the middle and upper thirds, and
- wherein a weight of the lower third of the grip is greater than or equal to eighty percent of a combined weight of the middle and upper thirds of the grip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.