Golf Club Head
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a crown, a sole and a front wall having a perimeter;
a heel wall extending 2.0 inches to 5.0 inches rearward from the perimeter of the front wall;
an aft wall substantially perpendicular to the heel wall, the aft wall extending from 2.5 inches to 5.5 inches from an aft edge of the heel wall; and
a toe wall substantially perpendicular to the aft wall, the toe wall extending from 2.0 inches to 5.0 inches from an aft edge of the toe wall;
wherein the crown, the sole, the front wall, the heel wall, the aft wall and the toe wall define a hollow interior;
wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters and a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared.
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Abstract
A golf club head (42) having a substantially square or rectangular body is disclosed herein. The golf club head (42) preferably has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters. The golf club head (42) preferably has a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a crown, a sole and a front wall having a perimeter;
a heel wall extending 2.0 inches to 5.0 inches rearward from the perimeter of the front wall;
an aft wall substantially perpendicular to the heel wall, the aft wall extending from 2.5 inches to 5.5 inches from an aft edge of the heel wall; and
a toe wall substantially perpendicular to the aft wall, the toe wall extending from 2.0 inches to 5.0 inches from an aft edge of the toe wall;
wherein the crown, the sole, the front wall, the heel wall, the aft wall and the toe wall define a hollow interior;
wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters and a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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6. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body having a face, a crown, a sole, a heel wall, an aft wall, and a toe wall, the body having a hollow interior;
wherein the body has a volume ranging from 350 cubic centimeters to 500 cubic centimeters;
wherein each of the rear wall, the toe wall and the heel wall is substantially straight;
wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 180 grams to 215 grams, a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia, Iyy, about the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 2000 grams-centimeters squared to 4000 grams-centimeters squared. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a first material, the face component comprising a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion extending a distance ranging from 0.25 inch to 1.5 inches from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; and
a substantially square aft-body coupled to the return portion of the face component, the aft-body composed of a second material having a density less than that of the first material, the aft-body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, the sole portion having a bottom section and a ribbon section, the ribbon section being located between the crown portion and the bottom section of the sole portion;
wherein the golf club head is substantially square;
wherein the golf club head has a mass ranging from 180 grams to 215 grams, a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters, a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia, Iyy, about the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 2000 grams-centimeters squared to 4000 grams-centimeters squared.
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17. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a substantially square body comprising a crown, a sole, a ribbon and a striking plate, the striking plate having a face area ranging from 7.0 square inches to 9.0 square inches;
wherein the golf club head has a volume less than 460 cubic centimeters, a mass ranging from 190 grams to 225 grams, a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 4000 grams-centimeters squared to 5000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
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18. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a face component composed of a first material, the face component comprising a striking plate portion and a return portion, the return portion extending rearward from a perimeter of the striking plate portion, the return portion comprising a heel lateral section and a toe lateral section; and
an aft-body coupled to the return portion of the face component, the aft-body composed of a second material having a density less than that of the first material, the aft-body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, the sole portion having a bottom section and a ribbon section, wherein the bottom section of the sole portion has a first keel point, an inward curvature and a second keel point;
wherein the heel lateral section of the return portion and a heel end of the ribbon section of the sole portion of the aft-body define a heel wall of the golf club head and the toe lateral section of the return portion and a toe end of the ribbon section of the sole portion of the aft-body define a toe wall of the golf club head, the heel wall extends rearward from a perimeter of the striking plate portion a distance of least 90% of the length of the heel wall at an angle of 80 degrees to 90 degrees relative to a plane parallel to the farthest extent of the strike plate portion, and the toe wall is substantially parallel to the heel wall; and
wherein the golf club head has a volume less than 460 cubic centimeters, a mass ranging from 190 grams to 225 grams, a moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, and a moment of inertia about the Ixx axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 3000 grams-centimeters squared.
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19. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a front wall having a perimeter;
a heel wall extending rearward from the perimeter of the front wall a distance of least 66% of the length of the heel wall at an angle of 80 degrees to 90 degrees relative to a plane parallel to the farthest extent of the front wall;
an aft wall extending from 2.5 inches to 4.5 inches from an aft edge of the heel wall; and
a toe wall extending rearward from the perimeter of the front wall a distance of least 66% of the length of the toe wall at an angle of 80 degrees to 90 degrees relative to a plane parallel to the farthest extent of the front wall;
wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cubic centimeters to 470 cubic centimeters, a moment of inertia, Izz, about the center of gravity of the golf club head greater than 4000 grams-centimeters squared, a moment of inertia, Ixx, about the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 2500 grams-centimeters squared to 3750 grams-centimeters squared and a moment of inertia, Iyy, about the center of gravity of the golf club head ranging from 2000 grams-centimeters squared to 4000 grams-centimeters squared.
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