Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion having a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a front portion including a face portion, the face portion comprising;
a center portion projecting from an inner side of the face portion, the center portion having a first thickness;
an outer wall projecting from the inner side of the face portion and surrounding the center portion, the outer wall having a second thickness less than the first thickness;
a plurality of inner wall portions projecting from the inner side of the face portion and connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and
a plurality of back portion regions, each back portion region being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, the center portion and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion region of the plurality of back portion regions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The face portion may have a center portion, an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion, and a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a front portion including a face portion, the face portion comprising; a center portion projecting from an inner side of the face portion, the center portion having a first thickness; an outer wall projecting from the inner side of the face portion and surrounding the center portion, the outer wall having a second thickness less than the first thickness; a plurality of inner wall portions projecting from the inner side of the face portion and connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and a plurality of back portion regions, each back portion region being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, the center portion and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion region of the plurality of back portion regions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a front portion including a face portion, the face portion comprising; a center portion extending into the hollow body portion from an inner side of the face portion to define a first thickness; an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion and extending into the hollow body portion from the inner side of the face portion to define a second thickness less than the first thickness; a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion; and a plurality of back portion regions, each back portion region being surrounded by a portion of the outer wall portion, a portion of the center portion and adjacent inner wall portions, each back portion region of the plurality of back portion regions having a third thickness less than the first thickness and the second thickness, the plurality of back portion regions comprising; a first back portion region being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion and closer to the bottom portion than the top portion; a second back portion region being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion and closer to the bottom portion than the top portion; a third back portion region being closer to the heel portion than the toe portion and closer to the top portion than the bottom portion; and a fourth back portion region being closer to the toe portion than the heel portion and closer to the top portion than the bottom portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion, and a front portion including a face portion, the face portion comprising; a center portion extending into the hollow body portion from an inner side of the face portion; an outer wall portion surrounding the center portion and extending into the hollow body portion from the inner side of the face portion; a plurality of inner wall portions connecting the center portion to the outer wall portion, the plurality of inner wall portions comprising; a first inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the toe portion and having a first width; a second inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the bottom portion and having a second width; a third inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the heel portion and having a third width; and a fourth inner wall portion extending from the center portion toward the top portion and having a fourth width, wherein the second width and the fourth width are greater than the first width and the third width. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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