VCM Golf Club Grip System

Abstract

A golf club grip system is presented comprised of golf club grips of identical weights regardless of their grip thickness. The identical weight may be maintained by altering the grip material compound, grip construction method, or by varying the length of the grip along the golf club shaft as the grip width is varied.A set of standardized grip widths is also presented that varies in increments of the thickness of duct tape, thus providing a standard method of adjusting the thickness of a golf club grip on a shaft.The system is designed to permit pre-manufactured golf club grips to be selected by grip thickness and feel, while remaining identically weighted to all other possible thicknesses. This uniform weighting removes the need to adjust club head weight or perform dynamic or static swing weighting after grip thickness is selected.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application 61 / 053,580.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to golf club grips and grip replacement systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Customization is the key component in proper fitting of golf clubs, but is lacking with one of the most important aspects of the club: the golf club grip. The only contact the player has with his club is via the grip, and hence the grip fit to the player's hands must be comfortable and sure.[0004]If the grip is too small, the hands tend to be overactive and there is loss of control. If the grip is too large, proper wrist hinging will be impeded and there will be loss of power. Having the proper grip size also increases the longevity or wear of the grip.[0005]Arriving at the correct sizing for grips for club builders has traditionally been to add buildup tape to standard, mid-size, or jumbo grips to get a proper size, but club balance suffers in the proces...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The present invention also maintains overall club balance and swing weight while permitting wide variations in golf club grip thickness. Typically, adding an additional weight of 4 grams to the grip by building it up with tape or installing a heavier grip requires an additional 2 grams of weight added to the head to maintain a constant swing weight balance. For example, switching to a midsize grip may typically add 8 grams to the grip and require adding 4 grams to the club head. Adding the weights at both ends increases club weight as well. Using grips that vary in thickness but maintain a constant weight solves this problem.

[0011]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a golf club grip system that maintains a constant grip weight from size to size.

[0012]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a golf club grip system that maintains a constant texture and feel from grip to grip.

[0013]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a golf club grip system that establishes a consistent grip sizing system based on thicknesses of build up tape.

[0014]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a golf club grip system that maintains overall swing weight balance and club weight.

[0015]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a golf club grip system that reduces installation times for custom golf grips.

Problems solved by technology

Installation of golf club grips is labor-intensive with the current methods, involving repeated applications of build-up tape and may require golf shafts to be pulled with weight added inside them at the tip end.

Typically, custom grip installations can take up to an hour of time.

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