WEDGE TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD
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1. A wedge type golf club head comprising:
- a hosel;
a body attached to said hosel at a loft angle, wherein said body further comprises a hitting surface and a rear portion; and
a sole at a bottom of said body, connecting said hitting surface to said rear portion,wherein said rear portion further comprises a thickened topline portion having a first thickness, a thinned central portion having a second thickness, and a hollow cavity located near said sole; and
wherein said wedge type golf club head has a center of gravity location that is between about 16 mm and about 20 mm away from said ground.
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Abstract
A wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein where the wedge type golf club head has enhanced performance characteristics such as improved backspin, ball speed, and launch angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wedge type golf club head having an adjustable center of gravity, where the center of gravity may be adjusted based on different backing profiles that comprises at least one hollow chamber. The wedge type golf club head disclosed above may also have a thickened topline, wherein the thickness of the topline progressively changes as a function of the loft angle of the wedge type golf club head.
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21 Claims
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1. A wedge type golf club head comprising:
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a hosel; a body attached to said hosel at a loft angle, wherein said body further comprises a hitting surface and a rear portion; and a sole at a bottom of said body, connecting said hitting surface to said rear portion, wherein said rear portion further comprises a thickened topline portion having a first thickness, a thinned central portion having a second thickness, and a hollow cavity located near said sole; and wherein said wedge type golf club head has a center of gravity location that is between about 16 mm and about 20 mm away from said ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A wedge type golf club head comprising:
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a hosel; a body attached to said hosel at a loft angle, wherein said body further comprises a hitting surface and a rear portion; and a sole at a bottom of said body, connecting said hitting surface to said rear portion, wherein said rear portion further comprises a thickened topline portion having a first thickness, a thinned central portion having a second thickness, and a hollow cavity located near said sole; and wherein said hitting surface and said rear portion form an angle θ
of between about 3° and
about 8°
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20. A wedge type golf club head comprising:
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a hosel; a body attached to said hosel at a loft angle, wherein said body further comprises a hitting surface and a rear portion; and a sole at a bottom of said body, connecting said hitting surface to said rear portion, wherein said rear portion further comprises a thickened topline portion having a first thickness, a thinned central portion having a second thickness, and a hollow cavity located near said sole; wherein said wedge type golf club head has a center of gravity location that is between about 18.5 mm and about 22.5 mm away from said ground, and wherein said wedge type golf club head has a moment of inertia about an x-axis greater than about 120 kg*mm2. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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