Presently disclosed grip assemblies provide for a selectively removable and replaceable grip for a shaft. Such grip assemblies include a grip sleeve and a grip liner at least partially fixed to an inner grip surface of the grip sleeve. The grip liner is configured to expand between a resting conformation and an expanded conformation as the grip sleeve and grip liner are positioned on the shaft. The grip liner includes a liner feature that engages a shaft feature, which may be integrally formed on the shaft, or may be formed on a shaft sheath on the shaft. Engagement of the liner feature with the shaft feature may substantially prevent rotation of the grip sleeve with respect to the shaft once the grip sleeve is on the shaft. Presently disclosed grip sleeves may be selectively removed from the shaft without damaging the grip sleeve, and without requiring solvents or specialized tools.

A hand held projectile launcher comprises an elongated handle having a gripping portion at a first end and a projectile holding unit at a second end. The projectile holding unit is sized and shaped to releasably receive a projectile. A light source is provided on a surface of the projectile holding unit that contacts or is exposed to the projectile, and a light switch is optionally provided on the gripping portion and is capable of controlling operation of the light source. When the light switch is activated, the light source directs light onto a projectile held in the projectile holding unit. The projectile may include a phosphorescent or similar component so that it becomes luminescent when charged by the light source.

In general, an exercise device includes a handle having a first end and a second end. A curved member is coupled to the first end of the handle. A movable member is coupled to the curved member, with the movable member configured to travel along a length of the curved member, where the movable member has a first portion and a second portion, and the second portion is configured to move relative to the first portion. An elongate member has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the elongate member is coupled to the second portion of the movable member. A weight is coupled to the second end of the elongate member.

A goalie hockey stick including a shaft with two bends in it, a vertical paddle and a blade with an added bend that allows goaltenders to play their position with the goal of stopping the puck from scoring by blocking the puck or deflecting the puck away from the opening of the goal. It also allows the goalie to play, control, pass and shoot the puck both standing and on their knees.

A non-planar table tennis racket includes a racket blade and a racket handle connected together according to an offset angle. The linear configuration of the handle connected directly to the planar racket blade creates a non-planar racket body that is asymmetrical and unbalanced, capable of imparting ultrahigh spin to a table tennis ball.

A non-planar table tennis racket includes a racket blade and a racket handle connected together according to an offset angle. The linear configuration of the handle connected directly to the planar racket blade creates a non-planar racket body that is asymmetrical and unbalanced, capable of imparting ultrahigh spin to a table tennis ball.

A golf club such as a putter is disclosed where the club is self-balancing, providing a torque about its shaft axis to cause the face of the club to remain substantially square through a swing of the club; and in some aspects, the club can have a forward or a rearward lean, or an off-axis grip handle.

A golf club such as a putter is disclosed where the club is self-balancing, providing a torque about its shaft axis to cause the face of the club to remain substantially square through a swing of the club; and in some aspects, the club can have a forward or a rearward lean, or an off-axis grip handle.

A training racket with a user end on one side and a hitting end on an opposite side. The user end further comprises a first grip, a second grip, and a generally u-shaped segment interconnecting the first grip and the second grip. The generally u-shaped segment extends away from an axis extending through the first grip, the second grip and the hitting end, whereby the player positions a portion of the racket behind their back with a first grip on one side of their body and the second grip on the opposite side of their body to practice their hitting and swinging techniques.

A launching device comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end, a head coupled to the first end of the shaft and a handle coupled to the second end of the shaft. The head comprises a cavity and a launch ramp curved both upwardly and outwardly from the cavity, wherein a distal portion of the launch ramp extends outwardly beyond the cavity in a forward launching direction. An angle is defined by the longitudinal grip axis and the distal portion of the launch ramp to direct a projectile disposed in the cavity in the forward launching direction.