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.

1 . A golf club grip system, the system comprised of a set of golf club grips,
 the individual golf club grips in a plurality of thicknesses and lengths, for each golf club grip in the set the weight of material comprising the golf club grip remaining the same over the range of golf club grip thicknesses,   the plurality of golf club grip thicknesses provided in a range that varies in increments of the thickness of one layer of duct tape,   the golf club grips in the set each having the same texture on their external surfaces, the golf club grips in the set comprised of materials selected from the list of thermoplastic compounds, leather, or synthetic materials.   
   
   
       2 . A method of fitting golf club grips using the golf club grip system of  claim 1 , comprised of the steps of
 developing a set of pre-manufactured golf club shafts with grips from the set of golf club grips, one grip size per shaft,   selecting the desired width of golf club grip by means of allowing a golfer to feel the grip on each of the pre-manufactured golf club shafts,   selecting a plurality of golf club grips that match the thickness of grip selected in the previous step, and being correctly fitted for size by methods known to those normally skilled in the art,   installing the grips selected on the ends of the shafts of a set of golf clubs by means of blowing them on or by traditional installation methods.