Golf club with polymeric insert and removeable weight
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1. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club head including a metal portion adhered to a polymeric portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, the golf club head having a face, a crown, and a sole;
wherein the polymeric portion defines a bore extending between a first closed end and a second open end, the bore having a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, and wherein the bore is aligned such that the longitudinal axis of the bore intersects the face, and wherein the bore is configured to receive an elongate weight via the open end and is further configured to selectively retain the elongate weight within the bore;
wherein the polymeric portion includes a polymeric wall extending within the closed internal volume and transversely outward from a sidewall defining the bore; and
wherein the polymeric wall is adhered, via an adhesive, to the metal portion of the golf club head and is operative to both reinforce the sidewall and to transfer impact stresses from the sidewall to the metal portion of the golf club head.
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A golf club head includes a metal portion adhered to a polymeric portion to define a closed internal volume. The polymeric portion defines a bore that is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight. The bore is aligned on a longitudinal axis that intersects the face. The polymeric portion includes a polymeric wall extending within the closed internal volume and transversely outward from a sidewall that defines the bore. The polymeric wall is adhered to the metal portion of the golf club head and is operative to both reinforce the sidewall and to transfer impact stresses from the sidewall to the metal portion of the golf club head.
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1. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club head including a metal portion adhered to a polymeric portion to define a closed internal volume therebetween, the golf club head having a face, a crown, and a sole; wherein the polymeric portion defines a bore extending between a first closed end and a second open end, the bore having a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, and wherein the bore is aligned such that the longitudinal axis of the bore intersects the face, and wherein the bore is configured to receive an elongate weight via the open end and is further configured to selectively retain the elongate weight within the bore; wherein the polymeric portion includes a polymeric wall extending within the closed internal volume and transversely outward from a sidewall defining the bore; and wherein the polymeric wall is adhered, via an adhesive, to the metal portion of the golf club head and is operative to both reinforce the sidewall and to transfer impact stresses from the sidewall to the metal portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club head comprising:
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a metal portion defining a hitting face; and a polymeric portion adhered to the metal portion, via an adhesive, to define a closed internal volume therebetween, the polymeric portion defining a bore extending between a first closed end and a second open end, the bore a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end, and wherein the bore is aligned such that the longitudinal axis of the bore intersects the face, and including a polymeric wall extending outward from the bore within the closed internal volume; an elongate weight adapted to be inserted within the bore, the elongate weight extending between a first end and a second end; locking means for selectively retaining the weight within the bore; wherein a portion of the polymeric wall is adhered to the metal portion of the golf club head; wherein the polymeric wall is operative to both reinforce the polymeric portion and to transfer impact loads from the elongate weight to the metal portion of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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