Composite golf club head
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1. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club shaft and a golf club head attached to said golf club shaft, said golf club head comprising a striking surface having a central portion and outer portions, wherein at least a portion of said striking surface comprises at least one matrix material and at least one filler material which forms at least one composite material, said matrix material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a ceramic, wherein said at least one composite material comprising said striking surface has at least one property which is graded, at least partially, along said striking surface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to golf clubs and particularly the invention relates to improved golf club heads which utilize composite materials in at least a portion therein. Potentially acceptable composite materials include: metal matrix composite and/or ceramic matrix composite materials. The use of metal matrix or ceramic matrix composite materials in golf club heads result in improved clubs.
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1. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club shaft and a golf club head attached to said golf club shaft, said golf club head comprising a striking surface having a central portion and outer portions, wherein at least a portion of said striking surface comprises at least one matrix material and at least one filler material which forms at least one composite material, said matrix material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a ceramic, wherein said at least one composite material comprising said striking surface has at least one property which is graded, at least partially, along said striking surface.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27)
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7. A golf club comprising:
- a golf club shaft and a golf club head attached to said golf club shaft, said golf club head comprising a body having an insert receiving surface; and
an insert attached to said insert receiving surface of said body by a fastening means for fastening said body to said insert receiving surface of said body, said insert comprising a striking surface having a central portion and outer portions, wherein at least a portion of said striking surface comprises at least one matrix material and at least one filler material which form at least one composite material, said matrix material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a ceramic, wherein said at least one composite material comprising said striking surface has at least one property which is graded, at least partially, along said striking surface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29)
- a golf club shaft and a golf club head attached to said golf club shaft, said golf club head comprising a body having an insert receiving surface; and
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