Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball;
a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, the body having a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe;
wherein the body and the face combine to define an internal cavity;
a channel integrally formed with the sole and extending across a portion of the sole, wherein the channel is recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and the channel has a channel interior surface that partially defines the internal cavity of the body, and the channel extends generally from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body;
at least one weight member movably positioned within the channel, wherein a position of the at least one weight member within the channel can be adjusted;
wherein the at least one weight member comprises an outer weight member having a through bore, an inner weight member having a threaded aperture, and a threaded fastening bolt having a head and a shaft extending from the head, wherein the shaft of the threaded fastening bolt is configured to pass through the through bore of the outer weight member and thread into the threaded opening of the inner weight member such that tightening the threaded fastening bolt causes the at least one weight member to clamp at least a portion of the channel;
wherein the outer weight member is non-circular;
wherein the golf club head has a head origin defined as a position on the striking surface at approximately a geometric center of the striking surface, the head origin including a head origin x-axis, a head origin y-axis, and a head origin z-axis;
wherein the head origin x-axis is tangential to the striking surface and generally parallel to a ground plane when the head is in an address position and a positive x-axis extends towards a heel portion;
wherein the head origin y-axis extends perpendicular to the head origin x-axis and generally parallel to the ground plane when the head is in the address position and a positive y-axis extends from the striking surface and through the rear portion of the club head body;
wherein the head origin z-axis extends perpendicular to the ground plane, and perpendicular to both the head origin x-axis and y-axis when the head is in the address position and a positive z-axis extends from the head origin and generally upward;
wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity x-axis (CGx) that is parallel to the head origin x-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from a first position to a second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity x-axis (Max Δ
CGx) that is at least 3 mm;
wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity y-axis (CGy) that is parallel to the head origin y-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from the first position to the second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity y-axis (Max Δ
CGy) that is no more than 3 mm;
wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity z-axis (CGz) that is parallel to the head origin z-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from the first position to the second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity z-axis (Max Δ
CGz) that is no more than 2 mm;
wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia (Ixx) about the head center of gravity x-axis (CGx) of between 70 and 400 kgmm2; and
a head volume between about 110 cm3 and about 600 cm3.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprises a sole, a recessed sole port in the sole; and a rotatably adjustable sole piece adapted to be at least partially received within the sole port and comprising a central body having a plurality of contact surfaces adapted to contact the sole port and being offset from each other along a central axis extending through the central body of the sole piece. The sole piece can be positioned at least partially within the sole port at five or more rotational and axial positions with respect to the central axis, wherein at each rotational position, at least one of said contact surfaces of the central body contacts the sole port to set the axial position of the sole piece. The sole port and/or the sole piece can be generally pentagonal in shape.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, the body having a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe;
wherein the body and the face combine to define an internal cavity;a channel integrally formed with the sole and extending across a portion of the sole, wherein the channel is recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and the channel has a channel interior surface that partially defines the internal cavity of the body, and the channel extends generally from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body; at least one weight member movably positioned within the channel, wherein a position of the at least one weight member within the channel can be adjusted; wherein the at least one weight member comprises an outer weight member having a through bore, an inner weight member having a threaded aperture, and a threaded fastening bolt having a head and a shaft extending from the head, wherein the shaft of the threaded fastening bolt is configured to pass through the through bore of the outer weight member and thread into the threaded opening of the inner weight member such that tightening the threaded fastening bolt causes the at least one weight member to clamp at least a portion of the channel; wherein the outer weight member is non-circular; wherein the golf club head has a head origin defined as a position on the striking surface at approximately a geometric center of the striking surface, the head origin including a head origin x-axis, a head origin y-axis, and a head origin z-axis; wherein the head origin x-axis is tangential to the striking surface and generally parallel to a ground plane when the head is in an address position and a positive x-axis extends towards a heel portion; wherein the head origin y-axis extends perpendicular to the head origin x-axis and generally parallel to the ground plane when the head is in the address position and a positive y-axis extends from the striking surface and through the rear portion of the club head body; wherein the head origin z-axis extends perpendicular to the ground plane, and perpendicular to both the head origin x-axis and y-axis when the head is in the address position and a positive z-axis extends from the head origin and generally upward; wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity x-axis (CGx) that is parallel to the head origin x-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from a first position to a second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity x-axis (Max Δ
CGx) that is at least 3 mm;wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity y-axis (CGy) that is parallel to the head origin y-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from the first position to the second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity y-axis (Max Δ
CGy) that is no more than 3 mm;wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity z-axis (CGz) that is parallel to the head origin z-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from the first position to the second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity z-axis (Max Δ
CGz) that is no more than 2 mm;wherein the golf club head has a moment of inertia (Ixx) about the head center of gravity x-axis (CGx) of between 70 and 400 kgmm2; and a head volume between about 110 cm3 and about 600 cm3. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, the body having a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe;
wherein the body and the face combine to define an internal cavity;a channel integrally formed with the sole and extending across a portion of the sole, wherein the channel is recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and the channel has a channel interior surface that partially defines the internal cavity of the body, and the channel extends generally from a heel end of the body to a toe end of the body; a plurality of ribs positioned within the internal cavity adjacent an inner surface of the channel, and configured to connect the channel to the sole of the golf club head; at least one weight member movably positioned within the channel, wherein a position of the at least one weight member within the channel can be adjusted; wherein the at least one weight member comprises an outer weight member having a through bore, an inner weight member having a threaded aperture, and a threaded fastening bolt having a head and a shaft extending from the head, wherein the shaft of the threaded fastening bolt is configured to pass through the through bore of the outer weight member and thread into the threaded opening of the inner weight member such that tightening the threaded fastening bolt causes the at least one weight member to clamp at least a portion of the channel; wherein the outer weight member is non-circular; wherein the golf club head has a head origin defined as a position on the striking surface at approximately a geometric center of the striking surface, the head origin including a head origin x-axis, a head origin y-axis, and a head origin z-axis; wherein the head origin x-axis is tangential to the striking surface and generally parallel to a ground plane when the head is in an address position and a positive x-axis extends towards a heel portion; wherein the head origin y-axis extends perpendicular to the head origin x-axis and generally parallel to the ground plane when the head is in the address position and a positive y-axis extends from the striking surface and through the rear portion of the club head body; wherein the head origin z-axis extends perpendicular to the ground plane, and perpendicular to both the head origin x-axis and y-axis when the head is in the address position and a positive z-axis extends from the head origin and generally upward; wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity x-axis (CGx) that is parallel to the head origin x-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head; wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity y-axis (CGy) that is parallel to the head origin y-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head; and wherein the golf club head comprises a head center of gravity z-axis (CGz) that is parallel to the head origin z-axis and passes through the center of gravity of the golf club head and wherein adjustment of the at least one weight member from a first position to a second position provides a maximum adjustment range of the position of the center of gravity along the head center of gravity z-axis (Max Δ
CGz) that is no more than 2 mm. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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