Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads with Adjustable Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Characteristics
First Claim
1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a club head body member; and
a weight member engaged with the club head body member, wherein the weight member is movable between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head.
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Abstract
Golf clubs, club heads, and club weighting systems may include: (a) a club head body member; and (b) one or more weight members movably engaged with the club head body member so as to move between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head. This shape change may result in changes to the overall center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Alternatively or additionally, the weight member(s) may be removed from the club head body member, reoriented, and/or replaced with a different weight member, e.g., to change the overall exterior shape, center of gravity, weighting, and/or moment of inertia characteristics of the club head. Methods of making and using these clubs, club heads, and weighting systems also are described.
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Citations
98 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body member; and a weight member engaged with the club head body member, wherein the weight member is movable between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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7. (canceled)
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23. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head body member; a weight member engaged with the club head body member, wherein the weight member is movable between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head; and a shaft member engaged with the club head body member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 41)
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42. A golf club head weighting system, comprising:
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a club head body member including a weight engaging system for releasably engaging a weight member; a first weight member including a first club head engaging system for releasably engaging the club head body member, wherein the first weight member, when attached to the club head body member, provides at least a portion of a first overall exterior shape to the club head; and a second weight member including a second club head engaging system for releasably engaging the club head body member, wherein the second weight member, when attached to the club head body member, provides at least a portion of a second overall exterior shape that differs from the first overall exterior shape to the club head. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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49-51. -51. (canceled)
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58. A method of forming a golf club head, comprising:
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providing a club head body member; and movably engaging a weight member with the club head body member, wherein the weight member is engaged with the club head body member so as to be movable between a first position and a second position to thereby change an overall exterior shape of the club head.
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78. A method of making a golf club, comprising:
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providing a club head, wherein the club head includes a club head body member and a weight member engaged with the club head body member, wherein the weight member is movable between a first position and a second position to change an overall exterior shape of the club head; and engaging a shaft member with the club head.
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97. A method of changing weighting or moment of inertia characteristics of a golf club head, comprising:
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providing a club head body member including a weight engaging system; and changing an overall exterior shape of the club head by moving or changing a weight member engaged with the weight engaging system.
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98-115. -115. (canceled)
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