Golf club and golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club for efficiently striking a golf ball so as to allow shot making with improved accuracy and resulting distance, comprising:
- a flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
a grip, connected to said proximal end of said shaft, for holding said golf club;
a club head connected to said distal end of said shaft, said club head having a toe end, a heel end adjacent said shaft, a center of gravity between said toe end and heel end, a centrally located cavity in a rear surface thereof so as to provide perimeter weighting and a front face for striking a golf ball;
said golf club being characterized by an integral and adjustable multi-piece weight received in said cavity at a single mounting position behind said front face, said multi-piece weight being selectively mounted in one of three orientations with each of said orientations individually allowing for a shifting of the center of gravity of said club head respectively toward, the toe end, toward the heel end or toward an intermediate, centerline position.
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Abstract
A golf club includes a flexible shaft, a grip at a proximal end of the shaft and a club head at a distal end of the shaft. The club head includes a body portion and a weight. The weight furnishes at least twenty to twenty-five percent (20-25%) of the total club head mass and is mounted to the body portion so as to allow limited relative movement therebetween. Specifically, the weight is mounted directly behind the golf ball striking face of the body portion of the club head. The weight is preferably formed from at least two wedge-shaped blocks that may be oriented to shift weight toward the toe or heel as desired. When striking a golf ball, the golf ball striking face of the club head is interdisposed between the weight and the golf ball so as to prevent direct contact between the weight and ball thereby reducing the potential for spin application to the ball.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club for efficiently striking a golf ball so as to allow shot making with improved accuracy and resulting distance, comprising:
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a flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a grip, connected to said proximal end of said shaft, for holding said golf club; a club head connected to said distal end of said shaft, said club head having a toe end, a heel end adjacent said shaft, a center of gravity between said toe end and heel end, a centrally located cavity in a rear surface thereof so as to provide perimeter weighting and a front face for striking a golf ball; said golf club being characterized by an integral and adjustable multi-piece weight received in said cavity at a single mounting position behind said front face, said multi-piece weight being selectively mounted in one of three orientations with each of said orientations individually allowing for a shifting of the center of gravity of said club head respectively toward, the toe end, toward the heel end or toward an intermediate, centerline position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf club for efficiently striking a golf ball so as to allow shot making with improved accuracy and resulting distance, comprising:
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a flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a grip, connected to said proximal end of said shaft, for holding said golf club; a club head, connected to said distal end of said shaft, said club head including a body portion and a weight, said body portion and weight having an overall mass M with said weight having a mass of at least 0.15 M; means for mounting said weight on said body portion while providing limited relative movement therebetween; and means for decoupling said weight from direct contact with the golf ball during striking of the golf ball whereby the potential for applying hook or slice spin to the golf ball is substantially reduced. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A head for a golf club, comprising:
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a body portion having a mass M; a weight having a mass of at least 0.15 M; means for mounting said weight to said body portion while providing limited relative movement therebetween; and means for decoupling said weight from direct contact with a golf ball during striking of the golf ball whereby the potential for applying hook or slice spin to the ball is substantially reduced. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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