TEXTURED GOLF CLUB FACE
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising a roughened striking surface that includes a surface profile having at least one peak, at least one valley, and a transition segment between the peak and the valley, wherein the at least one peak, the at least one valley, and the transition segment together define a mean line, and a substantial portion of the transition segment is near to, or on, the mean line.
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Abstract
Golf club heads are described comprising a striking surface that includes a surface profile having at least one peak, at least one valley, and a transition segment between the peak and the valley, wherein the at least one peak, the at least one valley, and the transition segment together define a mean line, and a substantial portion of the transition segment is near to, or on, the mean line. In other embodiments, a golf club head includes a ball-striking surface comprising an asymmetric surface texture.
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30 Claims
- 1. A golf club head comprising a roughened striking surface that includes a surface profile having at least one peak, at least one valley, and a transition segment between the peak and the valley, wherein the at least one peak, the at least one valley, and the transition segment together define a mean line, and a substantial portion of the transition segment is near to, or on, the mean line.
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12. A method for providing a textured surface profile for a striking surface of a golf club head, comprising:
imparting onto a striking surface a surface profile having at least one peak, at least one valley, and a transition segment between the peak and the valley, wherein the at least one peak, the at least one valley, and the transition segment together define a mean line, and a substantial portion of the transition segment is near to, or on, the mean line. - View Dependent Claims (13)
- 14. A golf club head having a ball-striking surface comprising an asymmetric surface texture.
- 26. A face insert for a golf club head, the face insert comprising an asymmetric surface texture.
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28. A method, comprising:
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providing a mold having an asymmetric texture on a surface of the mold; and using the mold to create a corresponding asymmetric surface texture on a ball-striking surface of a golf club face. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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