Golf Clubs And Golf Club Heads Having Adjustable Weight Members
First Claim
1. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
- a ball striking face;
a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein, the first slot or rail including an aperture formed in a sidewall of the first slot or rail; and
a weight member at least partially located within the first slot or rail and engaged with the aperture formed in the sidewall of the first slot or rail, wherein the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail.
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Abstract
Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a ball striking face; (b) a club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a slot or rail defined therein; and (c) a weight member at least partially located within the slot or rail. The weight member may be mounted at plural positions along the slot or rail (optionally at least partially within a weight cartridge member provided with the club head body). The weight member also may be movably engaged with the weight cartridge member, slot, rail, and/or other portion of the club head body. Golf clubs including these club heads and methods of making and using such golf clubs and golf club heads also are described.
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88 Claims
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1. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a ball striking face; a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein, the first slot or rail including an aperture formed in a sidewall of the first slot or rail; and a weight member at least partially located within the first slot or rail and engaged with the aperture formed in the sidewall of the first slot or rail, wherein the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 57)
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27. A wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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a ball striking face; a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein; and a weight member at least partially located within the first slot or rail, wherein the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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36. A wood-type golf club, comprising:
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a club head including a ball striking face and a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein; a weight member at least partially located within the first slot or rail, wherein the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail; and a shaft member engaged with the club head. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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58. A method of producing a wood-type golf club head, comprising:
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providing a club head including a ball striking face and a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein; forming an aperture in a sidewall of the first rail; and providing a weight member, wherein the weight member fits at least partially within the first slot or rail and is engaged with the aperture, the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A method according to claim 67, wherein the sole portion includes a central area extending in a front-to-rear direction of the club head, a first recessed portion adjacent the central area and located toward a heel of the club head, and a second recessed portion adjacent the central area and located toward a toe of the club head.
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79. A method of producing a wood-type golf club, comprising:
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providing a club head including a ball striking face and a wood-type club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, wherein the club head body includes a sole portion, wherein the sole portion includes a first slot or rail defined therein, and wherein the club head further includes a weight member at least partially within the first slot or rail, wherein the weight member is mountable at plural positions along the first slot or rail; and engaging a shaft member with the club head body. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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