FAIRWAY WOOD CENTER OF GRAVITY PROJECTION
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1. A golf club, comprising:
- a shaft having a butt end and a tip end;
a club head defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the club head, a crown defining a top portion of the club head, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the club head between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel defining a hosel bore;
a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the channel extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction and having a channel length (Lg) and an average channel width (Wg);
a recessed port positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the recessed port having a port width (Wp), the recessed port being located proximate a bottom end of the hosel such that a passage in the bottom end of the hosel provides communication between the hosel bore and the recessed port;
a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft and adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore;
a fastener having a head portion located in the recessed port and a shaft portion extending through the passage, the shaft portion being selectively attachable to the sleeve when the sleeve is inserted into the hosel bore;
wherein the recessed port and the channel define a port-to-channel junction, and wherein Wp>
Wg.wherein the club head has a height less than about 45 mm and a volume of between about 180 cm3 and about 240 cm3.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Embodiments include club heads for a fairway wood that at least one of a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity, a thin crown and a high coefficient of restitution.
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24 Claims
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1. A golf club, comprising:
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a shaft having a butt end and a tip end; a club head defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the club head, a crown defining a top portion of the club head, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the club head between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel defining a hosel bore; a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the channel extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction and having a channel length (Lg) and an average channel width (Wg); a recessed port positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the recessed port having a port width (Wp), the recessed port being located proximate a bottom end of the hosel such that a passage in the bottom end of the hosel provides communication between the hosel bore and the recessed port; a sleeve mounted on the tip end of the shaft and adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore; a fastener having a head portion located in the recessed port and a shaft portion extending through the passage, the shaft portion being selectively attachable to the sleeve when the sleeve is inserted into the hosel bore; wherein the recessed port and the channel define a port-to-channel junction, and wherein Wp>
Wg.wherein the club head has a height less than about 45 mm and a volume of between about 180 cm3 and about 240 cm3. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the body, a crown defining a top portion of the body, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the body between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel defining a hosel bore; a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the channel extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction and having a channel length (Lg) of between about 50 mm and about 90 mm and an average channel width (Wg) of between about 3.5 mm and about 8.0 mm; a recessed port positioned in the sole of the club head body and extending into the interior cavity of the club head body, the recessed port having a port width (Wp), the recessed port being located proximate a bottom end of the hosel such that a passage in a bottom end of the hosel provides communication between the hosel bore and the recessed port; wherein the recessed port and the channel define a port-to-channel junction, and wherein Wp>
Wg.wherein the club head has a height less than about 45 mm and a volume of between about 180 cm3 and about 240 cm3. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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