GOLF CLUB HEADS AND METHODS TO MANUFACTURE GOLF CLUB HEADS
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass; and
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of the weight port region with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a first arc extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a second arc extending between the toe and heel portions.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass; and a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of the weight port region with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a first arc extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a second arc extending between the toe and heel portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A golf club head comprising:
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a plurality of weight portions; and a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of the weight port region with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions; wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises a first set of weight ports extending in a first arc from a region proximate to the toe portion toward a region proximate to the front portion and extending from the region proximate to the front portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and a second set of weight ports extending in a second arc across the bottom portion having a substantially similar contour as the rear portion, and wherein the weight ports of the plurality of weight ports comprises weight ports extending more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe and heel portions across the bottom portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fairway wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a plurality of weight portions; and a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the weight port region having a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of the weight port region with each weight port configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and extending from a region proximate to the heel portion to a region proximate to the toe portion in a generally C-shaped first arc being concave relative to the front portion, and wherein the plurality of weight ports comprises a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and extending between the heel portion and the toe portion in a generally C-shaped second arc being concave relative to the rear portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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