Golf club head for a hybrid golf club
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends, the crown having a front portion and a rear portion;
the body also having a sole extending between the heel and toe ends and extending between the front wall and the crown rear portion, the sole including a primary portion and a relief portion;
the sole relief portion extending rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface;
the sole having a depth dimension measured along the horizontal surface in a midplane that is perpendicular to the horizontal surface, perpendicular to the front wall and intersects the body midway between the heel and the toe ends;
the sole relief portion extending at least one half of the sole depth dimension;
a first transition region between the sole primary portion and the sole relief portion;
a second transition region between the sole relief portion and the crown rear portion;
the sole primary portion having a generally constant thickness;
the sole relief portion varying in thickness from a first thickness at the first transition region that is substantially equal to the constant thickness of the sole primary portion to a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness and is located between the first and second transition regions; and
the sole relief portion varying in thickness along a diagonal plane that extends diagonally from a first area adjacent an intersection of the toe end, the sole primary portion and the sole relief portion to a second area adjacent an intersection of the heel end, the crown rear portion and the sole relief portion.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends. The crown has a front portion and a rear portion. A sole extends between the heel and toe ends and extends between the front wall and the crown rear portion. The sole includes a primary portion and a relief portion. The sole relief portion extends rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface. The sole relief portion may vary in thickness and may include a weight pad. The golf club head may have a hollow interior cavity with the crown curving inwardly toward the cavity between its front and rear portions.
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16 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends, the crown having a front portion and a rear portion; the body also having a sole extending between the heel and toe ends and extending between the front wall and the crown rear portion, the sole including a primary portion and a relief portion; the sole relief portion extending rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface; the sole having a depth dimension measured along the horizontal surface in a midplane that is perpendicular to the horizontal surface, perpendicular to the front wall and intersects the body midway between the heel and the toe ends; the sole relief portion extending at least one half of the sole depth dimension; a first transition region between the sole primary portion and the sole relief portion; a second transition region between the sole relief portion and the crown rear portion; the sole primary portion having a generally constant thickness; the sole relief portion varying in thickness from a first thickness at the first transition region that is substantially equal to the constant thickness of the sole primary portion to a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness and is located between the first and second transition regions; and the sole relief portion varying in thickness along a diagonal plane that extends diagonally from a first area adjacent an intersection of the toe end, the sole primary portion and the sole relief portion to a second area adjacent an intersection of the heel end, the crown rear portion and the sole relief portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends, the crown having a front portion and a rear portion; the body also having a sole extending between the heel and toe ends and extending between the front wall and the crown rear portion, the sole including a primary portion and a relief portion; the sole relief portion extending rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface; the sole having a depth dimension measured along the horizontal surface in a midplane that is perpendicular to the horizontal surface, perpendicular to the front wall and intersects the body midway between the heel and the toe ends; the sole relief portion extending at least one half of the sole depth dimension; a first transition region between the sole primary portion and the sole relief portion; a second transition region between the sole relief portion and the crown rear portion; the sole primary portion having a generally constant thickness; the sole relief portion varying in thickness from a first thickness at the first transition region that is substantially equal to the constant thickness of the sole primary portion to a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness and is located between the first and second transition regions; and the sole relief portion further varying in thickness along the midplane.
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13. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends, the crown having a front portion and a rear portion; the body also having a sole extending between the heel and toe ends and extending between the front wall and the crown rear portion, the sole including a primary portion and a sole relief portion, the sole primary portion extending rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface, the sole primary portion being located forward of the sole relief portion toward the front wall; the sole relief portion varying in thickness from a first thickness substantially equal to a thickness of the sole primary portion to a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness; and the sole relief portion varying in thickness along a diagonal plane that extends diagonally from a first area adjacent an intersection of the toe, the sole plate and the sole relief portion to a second area adjacent an intersection of the heel, the rear crown portion, and the sole relief portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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