Patent classifications
A63B53/0408
GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY
A golf club head includes: a body including: a striking face having a lower leading edge and an upper topline edge opposite to the lower leading edge, a sole extending from the lower leading edge, a back portion coupled between the sole and the upper topline edge; a recessed channel at least partially formed in the back portion; and a weight assembly including: a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein; a cover adapted to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel; and a fastener coupling the cover to the body and extending at least partially into the body at a position on the back portion between the recessed channel and the upper topline edge.
Golf club head with textured faceplate and methods of manufacturing the same
Embodiments of a golf club head with a textured strikeface and methods to form said club head through laser shock treatment are generally described herein. The golf club head can comprise a body and a strikeface. The strikeface has a textured front surface, with an array of indentions. Each indention can have a footprint area of between 0.01 μm.sup.2 (1×10.sup.−8 mm.sup.2) to 250,000 μm.sup.2 (0.25 mm.sup.2). The textured front surface can affect the spin imparted to a golf ball upon impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Golf club head having surface features that influence golf ball spin
A golf club head includes a body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel. The golf club head also includes a club face having a loft below a loft threshold in which increasing a coefficient of friction between a golf ball and the club face decreases the spin imparted on the golf ball after impact with the club face. A surface feature positioned on a portion of the club face is configured to increase the coefficient of friction between the golf ball and the club face.
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and a virtual striking face plane generally parallel to the striking face. The golf club head further includes a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a loft L no less than 40°. A virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the striking face plane passes through the face center. A club head center of gravity is spaced from the virtual vertical plane in the heel-to-toe direction by a distance D1 that is no greater than 6.0 mm. The golf club head further includes a hosel including an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft. The internal bore includes a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf club shaft. The hosel further comprises an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface of the internal bore.
Golf club head having an adjustable weighting system
A golf club head includes a club body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe end opposite a heel end, a back end, and a hosel. The golf club head also includes an adjustable weighting system positioned on the club body, the adjustable weighting system includes a single channel and a member that is received by the single channel and fastened to the club body, where a plurality of weights are coupled to the member. The golf club head can additionally or alternatively include a face angle adjustment system positioned on the sole, the face angle adjustment system includes a member that is removably received by the single channel and fastened to the sole, the member includes a first end member and a second end member, wherein the member is configured to be repositioned within the channel to adjust a resting face angle of the golf club head.
GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having an interior cavity, a ledge portion extending outward from a back wall of the body portion, a filler material comprising a rubber compound in the interior cavity, a first set of mass portions that is closer to a toe portion edge of the body portion than to a heel portion edge of the body portion, and a second set of mass portions that is closer to the heel portion edge than to the toe portion edge. A face portion is coupled to the body portion to enclose the interior cavity and includes at least one back groove located proximate to a perimeter edge of the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING A LOCALIZED HEAT AFFECTED ZONE
A golf club head having localized heat treatment is described herein. Other embodiments are disclosed.
GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having a face portion with a face perimeter edge defined by a face toe edge, a face heel edge, a face top edge, and a face sole edge. The face portion includes a first groove portion, a second groove portion, a third groove portion on the back surface of the face portion, and a face perimeter portion between the first groove portion and the face toe edge, between the second groove portion and the face top edge, and between the third groove portion and the face heel edge. The first groove portion is connected to the second groove portion, which is connected to the third groove portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
GOLF CLUB SHAFT
A shaft includes a tip end and a butt end. In the shaft, a flexural rigidity at a point located 130 mm apart from the tip end is denoted by E1, a flexural rigidity at a point located 1030 mm apart from the tip end is denoted by E10, and a torsional rigidity at the point located 130 mm apart from the tip end is denoted by G1. A ratio (E10/E1) is greater than or equal to 2.4 and less than or equal to 8. The flexural rigidity E1 is less than or equal to 2.5 (kgf.Math.m.sup.2). The flexural rigidity E10 is greater than or equal to 6.0 (kgf.Math.m.sup.2). The torsional rigidity G1 is greater than or equal to 0.5 (kgf.Math.m.sup.2). A ratio (E1/G1) is greater than or equal to 1.0 and less than or equal to 4.0.
GOLF CLUB HEAD
A head includes a face portion, a sole portion, and an internal weight portion provided on an inner surface of the sole portion and located apart from the face portion. The internal weight portion includes a base portion, and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion toward a face side and located apart from the inner surface of the sole portion. The protruding portion is positioned on the face side with respect to the head center of gravity. A thickness of a toe-side part of the protruding portion and/or a thickness of a heel-side part of the protruding portion is greater than a thickness of a middle part of the protruding portion. Alternatively, a middle part of the protruding portion in a toe-heel direction is absent. The internal weight portion may be formed integrally with the sole portion, or may be a different member from the sole portion.