No. 09/939,319, filed on Aug. 27, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,653,643 and 5,944,617 disclose vibration absorbing material which is particularly useful when applied to the gripping area of the handle of some type of implement such as a golf club or various types of other athletic equ