Golf club heads with slit features and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a sole, a crown, a skirt, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall; and
a slit feature at a slit section of the body;
wherein;
the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole, the crown, or the skirt;
the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane;
a lead edge comprising a strikewall forwardmost point of the strikewall; and
a horizontal lead axis, comprising the strikewall forwardmost point, and orthogonal to the shaft axis plane;
wherein;
the horizontal lead axis does not intersect the slit feature; and
the slit feature comprises;
a first slit comprising;
a first slit height;
a first slit width;
a first forward slit edge;
a first rearward slit edge;
a first slit midsection;
a first toeside rewardmost point; and
a first heelside rearwardmost point;
wherein the first slit is curved from the first slit midsection extending to the first toeside rewardmost point and to the first heelside rewardmost point;
a second slit comprising;
a second slit height;
a second slit width;
a second forward slit edge; and
a second rearward slit edge;
a first rib defined between;
the first rearward slit edge of the first slit;
the second forward slit edge of the second slit; and
wherein;
a slit feature offset comprising a minimum distance from a vertical lead plane to the first forward slit edge is approximately 2.5 mm to approximately 15.2 mm, wherein the vertical lead plane is tangent to the lead edge and parallel to the shaft axis plane.
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Abstract
Golf club heads with slit features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a sole, a crown, a skirt, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall; and a slit feature at a slit section of the body; wherein; the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole, the crown, or the skirt; the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane; a lead edge comprising a strikewall forwardmost point of the strikewall; and a horizontal lead axis, comprising the strikewall forwardmost point, and orthogonal to the shaft axis plane; wherein; the horizontal lead axis does not intersect the slit feature; and the slit feature comprises; a first slit comprising; a first slit height; a first slit width; a first forward slit edge; a first rearward slit edge; a first slit midsection; a first toeside rewardmost point; and a first heelside rearwardmost point; wherein the first slit is curved from the first slit midsection extending to the first toeside rewardmost point and to the first heelside rewardmost point; a second slit comprising; a second slit height; a second slit width; a second forward slit edge; and a second rearward slit edge; a first rib defined between; the first rearward slit edge of the first slit; the second forward slit edge of the second slit; and wherein; a slit feature offset comprising a minimum distance from a vertical lead plane to the first forward slit edge is approximately 2.5 mm to approximately 15.2 mm, wherein the vertical lead plane is tangent to the lead edge and parallel to the shaft axis plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a body comprising a sole, a crown, a skirt, a hosel, a body heel end, a body toe end, a body rear portion, and a strikewall; and providing a slit feature at a slit section of the body; wherein; the slit section comprises a portion of one of the sole, the crown, or the skirt; the hosel defines a shaft axis and a shaft axis plane that comprises the shaft axis and is orthogonal to a ground plane when the golf club head is at address over the ground plane; providing a lead edge comprising a strikewall forwardmost point of the strikewall; and a horizontal lead axis, comprising the strikewall forwardmost point, and orthogonal to the shaft axis plane; wherein; the horizontal lead axis does not intersect the slit feature; and the slit feature comprises; a first slit comprising; a first slit height; a first slit width; a first forward slit edge; a first rearward slit edge; a first slit midsection; a first toeside rewardmost point; and a first heelside rearwardmost point; wherein the first slit is curved from the first slit midsection extending to the first toeside rewardmost point and to the first heelside rewardmost point, a second slit comprising; a second slit height; a second slit width; a second forward slit edge; and a second rearward slit edge; a first rib defined between; the first rearward slit edge of the first slit; the second forward slit edge of the second slit; and wherein; a slit feature offset comprising a minimum distance from a vertical lead plane to the first forward slit edge is approximately 2.5 mm to approximately 15.2 mm, wherein the vertical lead plane is tangent to the lead edge and parallel to the shaft axis plane. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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