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Adjustable sole weight of a golf club head

  • US 10,391,367 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2018
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a body having a heel portion, a toe portion, a sole portion, and an outer surface;

    a strikeface having a geometric center;

    a head center of gravity; and

    a weight member having opposing first and second ends;

    whereinthe weight member is configured to be positioned adjacent to the sole portion of the club head, substantially flush with the outer surface of the body;

    the weight member is repositionable by the user to a first position or a second position;

    a weight member axis extends through a geometric center of the weight member, longitudinally and symmetrically dividing a width of the weight member along the entire length,the weight member comprises a weight member axis that forms a weight member angle relative to a z-axis extending through the head center of gravity from the strikeface to the rear portion parallel to a ground plane when the club head is at an address position and the z-axis is perpendicular to the strikeface, the weight member angle ranges from 3 to 20 degrees, the weight member comprises a weight pad, and the weight pad is asymmetric with respect to the weight member axis;

    whereinthe club head having the weight member in the first position shifts the head center of gravity toward the strikeface, andthe club head having the weight member in the second position shifts the head center of gravity away from the strikeface, such that on impact with a golf ball at the geometric center of the strikeface, the club head having the weight member in the first position applies a first vertical spin on the golf ball and the club head having the weight member in the second position applies a second vertical spin on the golf ball such that the second vertical spin is different than the first vertical spin.

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