Silicone compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom

A silicone grip, comprising

• a cured silicone layer with a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60 and having an exterior surface and an opposite, interior surface;
• and
• a backing layer disposed on and in contact with the interior surface,
• wherein the silicone layer is formed from a curable silicone composition comprising
• a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition,
• a higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule,
• a lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, and
• an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule,
• wherein reaction of the higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule with the organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule produces a cured silicone having a Shore A Durometer of 30 to 60, and wherein reaction of the lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule with the organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule produces a cured silicone having a Shore OO Durometer of 20 to 60
• and further wherein the peel strength between the backing layer and the cured silicone layer is greater than or equal to about 1,000 grams of force per 25 millimeters, measured according to ASTM D903-98.