GOLF CLUB HEADS WITH APERTURES AND FILLER MATERIALS
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a face, a heel, a toe, a top edge, and a sole;
a back defined opposite the face;
a crown extending between the top edge of the face to the back and between the heel to the toe, the crown comprising;
a first region having a center portion being concave relative to the face;
a second region between the first region and the back; and
a plurality of apertures in the second region, a largest dimension of at least one aperture being less than or equal to 0.25 inch; and
a hollow region defined at least in part by one or more of the face, the back, the crown, the sole, the heel, and the toe, wherein at least a portion of the hollow region includes a filler material.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads with apertures and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a face, a heel, a toe, a top edge, and a sole; a back defined opposite the face; a crown extending between the top edge of the face to the back and between the heel to the toe, the crown comprising; a first region having a center portion being concave relative to the face; a second region between the first region and the back; and a plurality of apertures in the second region, a largest dimension of at least one aperture being less than or equal to 0.25 inch; and a hollow region defined at least in part by one or more of the face, the back, the crown, the sole, the heel, and the toe, wherein at least a portion of the hollow region includes a filler material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a face, a heel, a toe, a top edge, and a sole; a back defined opposite the face; a crown extending between the top edge of the face to the back and between the heel to the toe, the crown comprising; a first region having a center portion being concave relative to the face; a second region between the first region and the back; a plurality of apertures in the second region, a largest dimension of at least one aperture being less than or equal to 0.25 inch; and at least one reinforcing rib extending between the face and the back, wherein a smallest width of the reinforcing rib is greater than the greatest dimension; and a hollow region defined at least in part by one or more of the face, the back, the crown, the sole, the heel, and the toe, wherein at least a portion of the hollow region includes a filler material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for manufacturing a golf club comprising:
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forming a club head comprising a face, a heel, a toe, a sole, a top edge, a back defined opposite the face, a crown extending between the top edge of the face to the back and between the heel to the toe, and a hollow region defined at least in part by one or more of the back, the crown, the sole, the heel, and the toe, wherein at least a portion of the hollow region includes a filler material; forming a plurality of apertures in the crown, a largest dimension of at least one aperture being less than or equal to 0.25 inch, the crown defining a first region having a center portion being concave relative to the face, and a second region between the first region and the back, wherein the apertures are formed in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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