GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH REPLACEABLE FACE
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a crown portion and a sole portion; and
a replaceable striking face releasably connected to said body comprising an impact zone and a connection zone;
wherein a thickness of said impact zone is less than about 3.0 mm;
wherein said golf club head has a volume of greater than about 350 cc; and
wherein said golf club head has a primary first mode frequency of greater than about 3,500 Hertz.
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Abstract
A golf club head having a replaceable striking face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a golf club head where at least a portion of the frontal striking surface of the face is detachable and replaceable to improve performance. A golf club head in accordance with the present invention may generally have a thinned striking face with a thickness of less than about 3.0 mm yielding a golf club head with a larger sweet spot that'"'"'s greater than 6% of the frontal striking surface; defined as an area of the frontal striking surface having at least 99% of the maximum characteristic time between about 239 microseconds to about 257 microseconds.
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19 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a crown portion and a sole portion; and a replaceable striking face releasably connected to said body comprising an impact zone and a connection zone; wherein a thickness of said impact zone is less than about 3.0 mm; wherein said golf club head has a volume of greater than about 350 cc; and wherein said golf club head has a primary first mode frequency of greater than about 3,500 Hertz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion, and at least one screw well; and a replaceable striking face releasably connected to said body comprising an impact zone, a connection zone, and at least one screw receptacle, wherein said replaceable striking face is connected to said body using at least one screw engaging said at least one screw well and said at least one screw receptacle; wherein said replaceable striking face has a variable face thickness geometry; and wherein a thickness of a thinnest region of said replaceable striking face is less than about 3.0 mm. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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