Golf club including striking member and associated methods
First Claim
1. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club shaft; and
a golf club head connected to said golf club shaft and comprising a body having a forward surface, and a striking member connected to the forward surface of said body, said striking member having predetermined properties to deflect inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recover outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball.
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Abstract
A golf includes a golf club shaft and a golf club head connected to the golf club shaft. The golf club head includes a body having a forward surface and a striking member connected to the forward surface of the body. The striking member includes predetermined properties to deflect inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recover outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball. In some embodiments, the golf club head may include a spacer or neck connecting opposing medial portions of the body and the striking member. In other embodiments, the striking member may include a first layer and a second underlying layer disposed over the body.
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57 Claims
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1. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club shaft; and
a golf club head connected to said golf club shaft and comprising a body having a forward surface, and a striking member connected to the forward surface of said body, said striking member having predetermined properties to deflect inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recover outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club shaft; and
a golf club head connected to said golf club shaft, said golf club head having a shape so that the golf club is a driver, said golf club head comprising a body, a striking member, and a spacer connecting opposing medial portions of said body and said striking member together to define a ring-shaped space between opposing portions of said body and said striking member so that said striking member deflects inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recovers outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club shaft; and
a golf club head connected to said golf club shaft, said golf club head having a shape so that the golf club is a driver, said golf club head comprising a body having a forward surface, and a striking member on the forward surface of said body, said striking member comprising a first layer comprised of a first material and a second underlying layer comprised of a second material;
said first and second materials being selected and said first and second layers having predetermined thicknesses and resiliency so that said first and second layers deflect inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recover outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of making a golf club comprising:
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forming a golf club head;
connecting the golf club head to a golf club shaft, the golf club head comprising a body having a forward surface, and a striking member connected to the forward surface of the body, the striking member having predetermined properties to deflect inwardly during initial contact with a golf ball and recover outwardly as the golf ball moves away substantially synchronized with compression and expansion of the golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56)
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57. A method according to claim wherein forming the golf club head further comprises forming the golf club head to have a shape so that the golf club is an iron.
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