Golf club metal wood-type head with improved perimeter structure and weight configuration
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1. A metal wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a golf club head body including a heel, toe, bottom, crown, side walls, ball striking face and a rear club face, said ball striking face intersecting with a forward most progression of said bottom to define a leading edge of the ball striking face;
a hosel integrally connected to said club head body; and
a peripheral mass positioned along at least the majority of the interface of the ball striking face and the crown of the club head, wherein the hosel extends into and connects with a portion of said peripheral mass, thereby providing added strength and stability to the club head and minimizing pinging of the club head when ball contact is made.
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Abstract
A metal wood-type golf club head has an improved perimeter weighting structure and weight configuration through the inclusion of a peripheral mass positioned along at least the majority of the ball striking face and the crown of the clubhead and extending downwardly along at least the upper portion of the interface between the ball striking face and side walls thereby providing added strength and stability to the club head and minimizing pinging of the club head when the ball contact is made. The club head has a hosel intergrally connected to the club head body, and the hosel is preferably connected to the peripheral mass.
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1. A metal wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a golf club head body including a heel, toe, bottom, crown, side walls, ball striking face and a rear club face, said ball striking face intersecting with a forward most progression of said bottom to define a leading edge of the ball striking face; a hosel integrally connected to said club head body; and a peripheral mass positioned along at least the majority of the interface of the ball striking face and the crown of the club head, wherein the hosel extends into and connects with a portion of said peripheral mass, thereby providing added strength and stability to the club head and minimizing pinging of the club head when ball contact is made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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13. A metal wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a golf club head body including a heel, toe, bottom, crown, ball striking face and rear club face, said ball striking face intersecting with a forwardmost progression of said bottom to define a leading edge of the ball striking face; said club head body having a frontal body section and a rearward shell attached to said frontal body section at the interface of said frontal body section and said rear shell; a hosel integrally connected to said club head body; said frontal body section including; the ball striking face; the rear club face; and a peripheral mass projecting outwardly from the rear club face and extending around at least a portion of the outer periphery of said frontal body section, thereby providing added strength and stability to the club head and minimizing pinging of the club head when ball contact is made; and said shell extending rearwardly beyond said frontal body section and forming the crown, the rear portion of said club head, and a cavity behind said frontal body section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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56. A metal wood-type golf club head consisting essentially of:
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a golf club head body made only from a metal material, said golf club head body including a heel, toe, bottom, crown, side walls, ball striking face and a rear club face, said ball striking face intersecting with a forward most progression of said bottom to define a leading edge of the ball striking face; said ball striking face having a thickness in a front to rear direction of at least 0.100 inch; a hosel integrally connected to said club head body; and a peripheral mass positioned along at least the majority of the interface of the ball striking face and the crown of the club head, said peripheral mass having a thickness in a front to rear direction of at least 0.125 inches, thereby providing added strength and stability to the club head and minimizing pinging of the club head when ball contact is made. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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