US 6,786,835 B1Granted

Putter grip and method

OwnerGary W. Carterinventor

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Abstract

Provided herein is a putter grip made of a flexible material which slips over the end of the club and attaches thereto in the traditional manner, either by interference fit or with a two-sided adhesive strip. The unique nature of the grip is in its size and shape, which allow the hands to grasp the club opposite each other, rather than being separated vertically. In a method using a putter equipped with a grip according to the invention, the palms rest on each side of the grip; the thumbs are side-by-side, extending downward on the bevels on each side of the front of the grip and the forefingers and middle fingers extend downward to the base of the grip. The small fingers overlap at the back of the grip. The method encourages consistent placement of the hands on the club and allows the hands to work in concert with minimum wrist movement. Through use of the grip and method of present invention, general improvements to all aspects contributing to dynamic-alignment may be easily achieved by the typical golfer.

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Dependent claims

A putter grip having a distal end, a proximal end, and a length dimension, comprising:

a) a main grip portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion of said main grip portion coincides substantially with said proximal end of said grip;
b) a tapered grip portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion of said tapered grip portion coincides substantially with said distal end of said grip, said second end portion of said main grip portion being attached to said second end portion of said tapered grip portion;
c) a bore disposed through said grip, having an open end which comprises a hole at said distal end of said grip;
wherein the contour of the cross section of the main grip portion comprises:
i) a u-shaped contour having a first end and a second end, and
ii) an arcuate contour having a first end and a second end,
wherein said first end of said arcuate contour intersects said first end of said u-shaped contour, and wherein said second end of said arcuate contour intersects said second end of said u-shaped contour, said main grip portion thus comprising a lower u-shaped surface and an upper arcuate surface disposed along its length, said tapered grip portion further comprising a lower surface having a u-shaped cross section and an upper surface having an arcuate cross section, each of said u-shaped surface and said arcuate surface on said tapered grip portion being tapered towards said hole disposed at said distal end of said grip, wherein the center of said bore is disposed along a line segment drawn from the lowermost point on the u-shaped contour to the uppermost point on the arcuate contour at a point which is between about 50% and 80% of the total distance from the lowermost point on the u-shaped contour to the uppermost point on the arcuate contour.

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