GOLF CLUB WITH POLYMERIC INSERT AND REMOVEABLE WEIGHT
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1. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club head having a sole, a crown, a face, and an internal wall that defines a bore having both an open end and a closed end;
an elongate member including a body portion and a protrusion extending radially outward from the body portion, wherein;
the elongate member is insertable within the open end of the bore and rotatable within the bore between a first angular position and a second angular position that are between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees apart,the elongate member is freely removable from the bore when in the first angular position and is restrained from being withdrawn from the bore when in the second angular position, anda compliant stop extending radially inward into the bore from the internal wall, wherein the compliant stop is positioned such that the protrusion contacts the compliant stop as the elongate member is rotated between the first angular position and the second angular position, and wherein the contact between the compliant stop and the protrusion inhibits rotational motion of the elongate member between the first and second angular positions only up to a torque threshold that is within the range of from about 10 inch-pounds to about 40 inch-pounds.
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A golf club head includes a face, a crown, a sole, and defines a bore that is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight. The bore is aligned on a longitudinal axis that intersects the face. An elongate weight is insertable into the bore. The elongate weight is rotatable between a first angular position and a second angular position. The golf club head can further include a compliant stop positioned to contact a protrusion of the elongate weight, such that a torque threshold must be overcome to rotate the elongate weight.
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1. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club head having a sole, a crown, a face, and an internal wall that defines a bore having both an open end and a closed end; an elongate member including a body portion and a protrusion extending radially outward from the body portion, wherein; the elongate member is insertable within the open end of the bore and rotatable within the bore between a first angular position and a second angular position that are between about 90 degrees and about 180 degrees apart, the elongate member is freely removable from the bore when in the first angular position and is restrained from being withdrawn from the bore when in the second angular position, and a compliant stop extending radially inward into the bore from the internal wall, wherein the compliant stop is positioned such that the protrusion contacts the compliant stop as the elongate member is rotated between the first angular position and the second angular position, and wherein the contact between the compliant stop and the protrusion inhibits rotational motion of the elongate member between the first and second angular positions only up to a torque threshold that is within the range of from about 10 inch-pounds to about 40 inch-pounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A golf club comprising:
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a golf club head having a sole, a crown, and a face, and a wall that defines a bore having both an open end and a closed end; an elastomeric dampening member disposed within the bore at the closed end; a cinching ramp extending from the wall into the bore; an elongate member including a body portion and a protrusion extending radially outward from the body portion; wherein the elongate member is slidably insertable within the open end of the bore and rotatable within the bore between a first angular position and a second angular position, wherein the elongate member is configured to be freely withdrawn from the bore when in the first angular position and is restrained from being withdrawn from the bore via contact between the protrusion and the cinching ramp when in the second angular position, and wherein the elongate member can transition from the first angular position to the second angular position via a rotation of from about 90 degrees to about 180 degrees; wherein the dampening member and cinching ramp cooperate to apply an elastic biasing force to the elongate member when the elongate member is in the second angular position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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