Golf club
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1. A wood type golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body;
a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis;
at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and extends from the face;
wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis;
wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δ
z) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δ
y) positioned rearward of the protrusion;
wherein at least a portion of the crown is located between a highest point of the at least one protrusion and a point at which a maximum crown height occurs; and
wherein said at least a portion of the crown is of a lower height than both the highest point of the at least one protrusion and the point at which the maximum crown height occurs as measured from the ground plane parallel to the z-axis.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a golf club body including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body; a face connected to a front end of the golf club body; and features allowing striking of a golf ball above the ideal strike location.
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1. A wood type golf club head comprising:
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a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body; a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis; at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and extends from the face; wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis; wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δ
z) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δ
y) positioned rearward of the protrusion;wherein at least a portion of the crown is located between a highest point of the at least one protrusion and a point at which a maximum crown height occurs; and wherein said at least a portion of the crown is of a lower height than both the highest point of the at least one protrusion and the point at which the maximum crown height occurs as measured from the ground plane parallel to the z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wood type golf club head comprising:
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a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body; a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis; at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and extends from the face; wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis; wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δ
z) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δ
y) positioned rearward of the protrusion;a removable shaft system configured to adjustably attach a golf club shaft to the golf club head, the removable shaft system comprising a sleeve configured to attach to the golf club shaft and a fastener to secure the sleeve to the golf club head; a rearward mass pad located within the interior cavity and positioned rearward of the CG of the golf club head proximate a rear portion of golf club head; and a forward mass pad located within the interior cavity and positioned forward of the CG of the golf club head proximate the front end of golf club head; wherein at least a portion of the crown is located between a highest point of the at least one protrusion and a point at which a maximum crown height occurs; and wherein said at least a portion of the crown is of a lower height than both the highest point of the at least one protrusion and the point at which the maximum crown height occurs as measured from the ground plane parallel to the z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A wood type golf club head comprising:
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a golf club body defining an interior cavity including a sole, a crown connected to the sole by a skirt, and a hosel connected to at least one other feature of the golf club body; a face connected to a front end of the golf club body, the face including a center of the face defining an origin of a reference coordinate system having an x-axis being tangent to the face and parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is positioned at address, a y-axis being orthogonal to the x-axis and parallel to the ground plane, and a z-axis being orthogonal to both the x-axis and y-axis; at least one protrusion extending above a portion of the crown, wherein the at least one protrusion is located entirely forward of a center of gravity (CG) of the golf club head and extends from the face; wherein the at least one protrusion has a height measured in a direction parallel to the z-axis, a length measured in a direction parallel to the y-axis, and a width measured in a direction parallel to the x-axis; wherein the golf club head has a vertical CG location (Δ
z) positioned vertically below the origin as measured relative to the ground plane, and a y-axis CG location (Δ
y) positioned rearward of the protrusion;a removable shaft system configured to adjustably attach a golf club shaft to the golf club head, the removable shaft system comprising a sleeve configured to attach to the golf club shaft and a fastener to secure the sleeve to the golf club head; and a weight attached to the golf club body, wherein the weight is selectively securable to the golf club body at a first position, a second position, and a third position; wherein the first position is located heel-ward of the origin and the third position is located toe-ward of the origin, and the second position is located between the first position and the third position; wherein at least a portion of the crown is located between a highest point of the at least one protrusion and a point at which a maximum crown height occurs; and wherein said at least a portion of the crown is of a lower height than both the highest point of the at least one protrusion and the point at which the maximum crown height occurs as measured from the ground plane parallel to the z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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