Golf club head with vibration damping channels
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a club head body and face insert plate,said club head body having a face plate mounting surface to which said face insert plate is bonded, said face plate mounting surface having a plurality of varying depth channels formed therein, and an elastomeric binding material being provided within said channels for bonding said face insert plate to said face plate mounting surface and for performing a vibration damping function.
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Abstract
A golf club head having a face insert plate. The face insert plate is affixed to a faceplate mounting surface wherein a plurality of channels are formed. The channels preferably have a depth that is increased in a lower region of a face of the club head. An elastomeric binding material and damping agent is provided within the channels to affix the face insert plate to the face plate mounting surface and to provide a vibration damping function. In a preferred form, the faceplate mounting surface comprises a base wall of a face insert receiving cavity or recess that is formed within a main body of the club head.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a club head body and face insert plate, said club head body having a face plate mounting surface to which said face insert plate is bonded, said face plate mounting surface having a plurality of varying depth channels formed therein, and an elastomeric binding material being provided within said channels for bonding said face insert plate to said face plate mounting surface and for performing a vibration damping function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf club head comprising:
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a club head body and a face insert plate, said club head body including a face plate mounting surface having a lower region and an upper region, and said face plate mounting surface having a plurality of lower region channels formed in said lower region and a plurality of upper region channels formed in said upper region, wherein said lower region channels have a depth greater than a depth of said upper region channels, and wherein said channels formed within said face plate mounting surface have binding and damping material provided therein for affixing said face insert plate to said face plate mounting surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, said method comprising steps of:
forming a club head body, said club head body having a face insert receiving cavity, forming a plurality of channels having a varying depth within a base wall of said face insert receiving cavity; injecting binding material into said face insert receiving cavity; and affixing a face plate within said face insert receiving cavity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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