Golf club head
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Abstract
A club head for a golf club comprises a strike face and an outer shell. The strike face and the outer shell define a head volume of the club head. The club head has a first axis that extends generally horizontally and parallel to the strike face, a first moment of inertia about the first axis, a second axis that lies generally vertically and perpendicular to the first axis, a second moment of inertia about the second axis, and a center of gravity lying below a horizontal centerline of the club head. The first moment of inertia in units of kg-mm2 is greater than or equal to approximately 77 plus 0.46 times the head volume in units of cm3.
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71 Claims
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30. A golf club head comprising:
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an outer shell;
a strike plate coupled to the outer shell, the strike plate having a strike face, the outer shell and the strike face defining a club head volume;
a heel/toe axis extending through a center of gravity of the club head, generally parallel to the strike face, and generally horizontal relative to a ground plane when the club head is at an address position; and
a rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis, wherein the rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis is related to the club head volume by the equation Iyy≧
0.46*HV+77, where Iyy is the rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis in units of kg-mm2 and HV is the club head volume in units of cm3. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A golf club head comprising:
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an outer shell;
a strike plate coupled to the outer shell, the strike plate having a strike face, the outer shell and the strike face defining a club head volume;
a heel/toe axis extending through a center of gravity of the club head, generally parallel to the strike face, and generally horizontal relative to a ground plane when the club head is at an address position; and
a rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis, wherein the rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis is related to the club head volume by the equation Iyy≧
0.46*HV+107, where Iyy is the rotational moment of inertia about the heel/toe axis in units of kg-mm2 and HV is the club head volume in units of cm3. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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