Method of making a grip

A method of making a grip configured to be grasped by a user, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a tube having
• a body with a first end, a second end including a cover defining a substantially closed outer surface, a support surface positioned between said first and second ends and a first raised section extending outwards from said support surface and integrally formed with said support surface, a second raised section extending outwards from said support surface and integrally formed with said support surface, said tube defining three regions of equal length extending from said first end to said second end including a first region adjacent the first end, a second region adjacent the second end, and a middle region between the first and second ends;
• said first raised section including a first exposed surface and a first connecting surface extending between said support surface and said first exposed surface, said first raised section integrally formed with said cover and having a length of at least about one half inch extending around the circumference of said tube such that said first raised section forms a portion of a gripping surface configured to be gripped by a user in the second region, and said second raised section including a second exposed surface and a second connecting surface extending between said support surface and said second exposed surface, said second raised section extending along said body in said middle region toward said first end, said second raised section extending to and ending in an elliptical-like point in the first region wherein said elliptical-like point is defined by the intersection of said second connecting surface and said second exposed surface;
• providing a multilayered sheet comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, said multilayered sheet configured to overlay said support surface and not said exposed surface of either said first or second raised sections;
• wrapping said multilayered sheet about said tube such that said multilayered sheet contacts said support surface of said tube and wraps entirely around the circumference of said tube body near said first end;
• and
• adhering said inner layer of said multilayered sheet to said support surface, wherein an outer surface of said multilayered sheet and said first and second exposed surfaces cooperate to define the gripping surface.