COMPOSITE METAL WOOD CLUB
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face portion including an inner zone and an intermediate zone surrounding said inner zone, said inner zone having a relatively high flexural stiffness compared to said intermediate zone; and
a body portion connected to said face portion,wherein said inner zone has a generally elliptical shape with a major axis and a minor axis wherein said major axis aligns substantially in a direction of high heel to low toe,wherein said face portion contains a sweet zone encompassing said inner zone and said intermediate zone, andwherein no point within said sweet zone may have a COR that is 93% less than a maximum COR.
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Abstract
A metal wood golf club head adapted for attachment to a shaft, comprising of a body portion and a crown portion, each portion constructed of a different density material. Combining a high-density material in the body portion, with a low-density material in the crown portion, creates an ultra-low center of gravity relative to the geometric face center, resulting in higher launch angles and spin rate ratios. The material for the crown portion is preferably a composite. A vibration dampening gasket is disposed between the ledge and lip sections of the body and crown respectively.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion including an inner zone and an intermediate zone surrounding said inner zone, said inner zone having a relatively high flexural stiffness compared to said intermediate zone; and a body portion connected to said face portion, wherein said inner zone has a generally elliptical shape with a major axis and a minor axis wherein said major axis aligns substantially in a direction of high heel to low toe, wherein said face portion contains a sweet zone encompassing said inner zone and said intermediate zone, and wherein no point within said sweet zone may have a COR that is 93% less than a maximum COR. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion including an inner zone and an intermediate zone surrounding said inner zone, said inner zone having a relatively high flexural stiffness such that a measurement zone, defined by a perimeter of said intermediate zone with a geometric center that coincides with a geometric center of said face portion, has a lowest COR that is at least 93 percent of maximum COR; a body portion formed of a material having a first density; a crown portion formed of a second material having a second density that is less than said first density, such that said club head has a center of gravity that is located below a horizontal plane containing said geometric center of said face portion; and a dampening layer juxtaposed between said body portion and said crown portion for acoustical attenuation between a frequencies of 3800 Hz and 10,000 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf club head comprising:
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a face portion including an inner zone and an intermediate zone surrounding said inner zone, said inner zone having a relatively high flexural stiffness compared to said intermediate zone; and a body portion connected to said face portion, wherein said face portion contains a sweet zone encompassing said inner zone and said intermediate zone, wherein said sweet zone encompasses approximately 15% to approximately 60% of said face portion, wherein no point within said sweet zone may have a COR that is 93% less than a maximum COR. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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