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VCM Golf Club Grip System

a golf club and grip technology, applied in the field of golf club grip replacement systems, can solve the problems of labor-intensive installation of custom grips, up to an hour of time for custom grip installation, etc., and achieve the effect of maintaining the balance of overall swing weight and club weight, constant grip weight, and constant texture and feel

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-03-07
VOGES MITCHELL C
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a golf club grip system that maintains a constant grip weight from size to size, a constant texture and feel from grip to grip, a consistent grip sizing system based on thicknesses of build up tape, and maintains overall swing weight balance and club weight. Additionally, the invention 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 buildup 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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[0019]The present invention is comprised of a set of identically-weighted golf club grips 101 that have varying widths 102, 103, 104. In an alternate embodiment, the volume of the grips is identical, as the thinner width grip 102 is longer on the club shaft than the thicker grips 104, each having in this embodiment commensurately varying lengths 105, 106, 107. In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the grip lengths are exaggerated for emphasis, and are not representative of the true lengths of the invention.

[0020]The golf club grip 101 of this invention is comprised of a proprietary blended material, in the preferred embodiment a soft plastic or rubber compound, but may in alternate embodiments include a polymer, leather, or synthetic compound. The weight of the grips in the set comprising the present invention will be chosen in the range of 50 to 54 grams for the preferred embodiment of the invention and maintained throughout the grip set. Alternate embodiments will be in the weight range of 40 to ...

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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 is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 466,328, which is currently co-pending.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 prop...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/145A63B53/14A63B60/24A63B60/00
Inventor VOGES, MITCHELL C.
Owner VOGES MITCHELL C
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