Customizable center-of-gravity golf club head
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a relatively thin shell having a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow club head body comprising a front club head portion having a wall for striking a golf ball, a back club head portion and an original center of gravity prior to addition of any weights;
at least four weights readily user-repositionably secured to said shell of said club head at readily user-accessible spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell to adjust the center of gravity of the golf club head body;
wherein at least one of said weights is securable in a location that is substantially non-co-linear with the others of said weights to permit adjustment of the center of gravity of the golf club head in at least two axes;
wherein at least a portion of one of said weights is user-repositionably disposed behind and to the heel side of said original center of gravity;
wherein at least a portion of one of said weights is user-repositionably disposed behind and to the toe side of said original center of gravity;
wherein at least a portion of each of two of said weights is user-repositionably disposed in front of said original center of gravity; and
wherein each of said weights is interchangeably repositionable by the user at each of said locations.
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Abstract
A golf club head that allows a user to customize the location of the center of gravity. The golf club head comprises a club head having a hollow cavity with a weighting port. The weighting port allows a user to place weighting material inside the hollow cavity, customizing the location of the center of gravity, the swing weight, the total weight, and the balance of the golf club.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a relatively thin shell having a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow club head body comprising a front club head portion having a wall for striking a golf ball, a back club head portion and an original center of gravity prior to addition of any weights; at least four weights readily user-repositionably secured to said shell of said club head at readily user-accessible spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell to adjust the center of gravity of the golf club head body; wherein at least one of said weights is securable in a location that is substantially non-co-linear with the others of said weights to permit adjustment of the center of gravity of the golf club head in at least two axes; wherein at least a portion of one of said weights is user-repositionably disposed behind and to the heel side of said original center of gravity; wherein at least a portion of one of said weights is user-repositionably disposed behind and to the toe side of said original center of gravity; wherein at least a portion of each of two of said weights is user-repositionably disposed in front of said original center of gravity; and wherein each of said weights is interchangeably repositionable by the user at each of said locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a relatively thin shell comprising a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow body with a substantially empty or voided cavity; said club head having a port defined therein; a plurality of weights detachably secured to said shell of said club head at readily user-accessible spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell; a first one of said plurality of weights being located at the port; a second one of said weights being located near a rear of the club head, left of a center-line of the head; a third one of said weights being located near the rear of the club head, right of the center-line of the head; a fourth one of said weights being located near the front of said club head; and each of said weights being accessible to a user, and each of said plurality of weights being detachable from, and detachably-securable to, the club head by the user for shifling the center of gravity of the golf club head in the general directions of at least two non-parallel axes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head comprised of a relatively thin shell, the thin shell comprised of a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow body with a substantially empty or voided cavity, the club head including a face for striking a golf ball, a heel portion, a toe portion and a back portion, the club head having a first axis extending between the heel and the toe portions and a second axis extending between the face and the back portion of the club head; a plurality of discrete weights user-detachably secured to the shell of the club head at readily user-accessible, spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell in a plurality of arrangements, said plurality of arrangements being user-selectable after manufacture of the club head by detaching and detachably securing any of the plurality of weights to the club head, the weights extending inwardly of the outer surface of the shell when detachably secured to the club head in any of the plurality of arrangements; and the club head having a center of gravity, the center of gravity shifting generally in the directions of the first and second axes upon changing the arrangement of the plurality of weights between the first and second plurality of arrangements; and wherein locations along the walls of the shell, further comprise; a first location near a rear of the club head, to the toe side of a center-line of the club head; a second location near the rear of the club head, to the heel side of the center-line of the club head; a third location nearer the face of the club head than the rear of the club head; and a fourth location nearer the face of the club head than the rear of the club head.
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14. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head comprised of a relatively thin shell, the thin shell comprised of a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow body with a substantially empty or voided cavity, the club head including a face for striking a golf ball, a heel portion, a toe portion and a back portion, the club head having a first axis extending between the heel and the toe portions and a second axis extending between the face and the back portion of the club head; a plurality of discrete weights user-detachably secured to the shell of the club head at readily user-accessible, spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell in a plurality of arrangements, said plurality of arrangements being user-selectable after manufacture of the club head by detaching and detachably securing any of the plurality of weights to the club head, the weights extending inwardly of the outer surface of the shell when detachably secured to the club head in any of the plurality of arrangements; a port defined in the shell of the club head; a member coupling one of the plurality of weights to the club head at the port; and the club head having a center of gravity, the center of gravity shifting generally in the directions of the first and second axes upon changing the arrangement of the plurality of weights between the first and second plurality of arrangements.
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15. A golf club, comprising:
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a club head comprised of a relatively thin shell, the thin shell comprised of a plurality of walls that collectively form a hollow body with a substantially empty or voided cavity, the club head including a face for striking a golf ball, a heel portion, a toe portion and a back portion, the club head having a first axis extending between the heel and the toe portions and a second axis extending between the face and the back portion of the club head; a plurality of discrete weights user-detachably secured to the shell of the club head at readily user-accessible, spaced-apart locations along the walls of the shell in a plurality of arrangements, said plurality of arrangements being user-selectable after manufacture of the club head by detaching and detachably securing any of the plurality of weights to the club head, the weights extending inwardly of the outer surface of the shell when detachably secured to the club head in any of the plurality of arrangements; and the club head having a center of gravity, the center of gravity shifting generally in the directions of the first and second axes upon changing the arrangement of the plurality of weights between the first and second plurality of arrangements; and a port defined in the shell of the club head, wherein one of the plurality of weights is threadably coupled to the club head at the port.
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