GOLF CLUB HEAD
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1. A golf club head having a reference position, the golf club head comprising:
- a strike face comprising a center apex;
a body portion, associated with the strike face, comprising a top portion and a rear-most point;
an imaginary vertical plane substantially perpendicular to the strike face and containing the center apex and the rear-most point; and
a path between the center apex and the rear-most point, the path characterized by an intersection between the imaginary vertical plane and the top portion of the body,wherein, the path comprises an average height between about 35 mm and about 45 mm with the club head in the reference position.
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Abstract
An exemplary golf club head having an increased amount of discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing improved drop angles, an improved average crown height, and/or articulation points. The discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the center of gravity as well as the inertial properties. A preferred break length may also be utilized to further improve the depth of the center of gravity. In one example, the center of gravity may be positioned to substantially align the sweet spot with the face center of the club head.
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37 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a reference position, the golf club head comprising:
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a strike face comprising a center apex; a body portion, associated with the strike face, comprising a top portion and a rear-most point; an imaginary vertical plane substantially perpendicular to the strike face and containing the center apex and the rear-most point; and a path between the center apex and the rear-most point, the path characterized by an intersection between the imaginary vertical plane and the top portion of the body, wherein, the path comprises an average height between about 35 mm and about 45 mm with the club head in the reference position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head having a reference position, the golf club head comprising:
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a strike face comprising a center apex; a first imaginary vertical line extending from the center apex to a ground plane, and a body portion, associated with the strike face, the body portion having a break length, between about 96.5 mm and about 140 mm, measured with respect to the first imaginary vertical line at a vertical height between about 5 mm and about 10 mm from the ground plane, with the club head in the reference position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf club head having a reference position, the golf club head comprising:
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a strike face; a body portion associated with the strike face; a hosel, associated with the body portion, having a hosel center; and a center of gravity located a first horizontal distance, between about 25 mm and about 35 mm, from an imaginary vertical plane oriented substantially parallel to the strike face and passing through the hosel center, with the club head in the reference position, and wherein the center of gravity is located a first vertical distance, between about 20 mm and about 28 mm, from a ground plane, with the club head in the reference position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A golf club head comprising:
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a strike face having a face center and a sweet spot substantially coincident with the face center; a body portion associated with the strike face; and an imaginary coordinate system having an origin located at a center of gravity of the golf club head, the coordinate system having an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis, wherein the head has an MOI of at least 3700 g cm2 about the z-axis. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A golf club head comprising:
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a strike face comprising a face center and a sweet spot substantially coincident with the face center; a body portion associated with the strike face; and an imaginary coordinate system having an origin located at a center of gravity of the golf club head, the coordinate system having an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis, wherein the head has an MOI of at least 2300 g·
cm2 about the y-axis. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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