Golf club head with variable face thickness
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1. A method of forming a golf club head comprising:
- forming a sole plate;
forming a faceplate having an approximately constant cross sectional thickness;
forming a top plate;
forming a hozel;
shaping a backside of said faceplate on a CNC mill machine so that the cross sectional thickness of said faceplate decreases radially outward from a constant thickness sweet spot area;
attaching said faceplate to said sole plate, said hozel to said sole plate and faceplate and said top plate to said sole plate, faceplate and hozel; and
grinding and finishing the exterior surface of said club head.
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Abstract
A metal wood golf club head having a faceplate which is first cast or forged then CNC (computer numerical control) milled to a controlled thickness to form a precisely configured faceplate optimizing the sweet spot.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of forming a golf club head comprising:
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forming a sole plate;
forming a faceplate having an approximately constant cross sectional thickness;
forming a top plate;
forming a hozel;
shaping a backside of said faceplate on a CNC mill machine so that the cross sectional thickness of said faceplate decreases radially outward from a constant thickness sweet spot area;
attaching said faceplate to said sole plate, said hozel to said sole plate and faceplate and said top plate to said sole plate, faceplate and hozel; and
grinding and finishing the exterior surface of said club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of forming a faceplate for a golf club head comprising:
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forming a faceplate having an approximately constant cross sectional thickness; and
shaping a backside of said faceplate on a CNC mill machine so that the cross sectional thickness of said faceplate decreases radially outward from a constant thickness sweet spot area having a thickness of between about 2.5 mm to 4 mm.
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10. A golf club head comprising:
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a sole plate;
a faceplate having a sweet spot portion having an approximately constant cross sectional thickness and a CNC milled backside surrounding said sweet spot portion wherein the cross sectional thickness of said faceplate decreases radially outward from said sweet spot portion;
a top plate; and
a hozel, said sole plate, faceplate, top plate and hozel being assembled together to form said club head. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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