Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head having a toe, a heel, a body extending between said toe and said heel, and a hosel extending upwardly from said heel for receiving a golf club shaft, said club head including a center of gravity located between said toe and said heel, and first and second weight members, said first weight member projecting rearwardly from said toe and said second weight member projecting outwardly from an angular segment of the periphery of said hosel, wherein said angular segment is less than 360°
- and said first and second weight members each have at least a portion thereof positioned above a horizontal line containing the center of gravity, said horizontal line being generally parallel to a support surface on which said club head rests when said club head is lying at address.
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Abstract
A golf club having weight members located at the toe and the hosel of a cavity back club head. The toe weight and hosel weight each have a center of mass which is located above a horizontal line drawn through the center of gravity of the club head when the club head is lying at address. In one preferred embodiment the toe weight extends rearwardly from the toe rim of the club head and rearward of a plane containing the rear edges of the club head to increase the back weighting and therefore the dynamic loft of the club head. The hosel weight extends outwardly from the hosel and is located anywhere within a 90° segment of the outer periphery of the hosel. At one extreme position, the hosel weight extends outwardly in a plane which is generally parallel to the leading edge of the club head and at another extreme position the hosel weight extends rearwardly and generally at right angles to the leading edge of the club head.
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33 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a toe, a heel, a body extending between said toe and said heel, and a hosel extending upwardly from said heel for receiving a golf club shaft, said club head including a center of gravity located between said toe and said heel, and first and second weight members, said first weight member projecting rearwardly from said toe and said second weight member projecting outwardly from an angular segment of the periphery of said hosel, wherein said angular segment is less than 360°
- and said first and second weight members each have at least a portion thereof positioned above a horizontal line containing the center of gravity, said horizontal line being generally parallel to a support surface on which said club head rests when said club head is lying at address.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A golf club head having a toe, a heel, a body extending between said toe and said heel, and a hostel extending upwardly from said heel for receiving a golf club shaft, said body having top and bottom surfaces having rear edges, said club head including a center of gravity located between said toe and said heel, and a first weight member projecting rearwardly from said toe and projecting rearwardly of a plane containing said rear edges of said topand bottom surfaces, said first weight member having a center of mass located above a horizontal line containing said center of gravity of said club head, said horizontal line being generally parallel to a support surface on which said club head rests when said club head is lying at address, wherein a rear face of said club head is a recessed cavity back surrounded by a top rim, bottom rim, toe rim and heel rim and said first weight member projects rearwardly from said toe rim.
- 17. A golf club head having a toe, a heel, a body extending between said toe and said heel, and a hosel extending upwardly from said heel for receiving a golf club shaft, said body having top and bottom surfaces, said club head including a center of gravity located between said toe and said heel, and first and second weight members on said toe and said hosel, respectively, said first and second weight members each having a center of mass, said centers of mass of said first and second weight members each being located above a horizontal line containing said center of gravity of said club head, said horizontal line being generally parallel to a support surface on which said club head rests when said club head is lying at address.
- 27. A golf club head having a toe, a heel, a body extending between said toe and said heel, and a hosel extending upwardly from said heel for receiving a golf club shaft, said club head including a center of gravity located between said toe and said heel, and a weight member projecting outwardly from an angular segment of the periphery of said hosel, wherein said angular segment is less than 360°
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