Golf club head with variable face thickness
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a crown, a sole and a front wall having an opening, the body having a toe end and a heel end, the body also having a hosel located at a heel end of the body;
a face insert positioned in the opening of the front wall, the face insert comprising a perimeter section, a heel vertical section, a toe-vertical section and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the perimeter section, the heel vertical section, the toe-vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch, the face insert composed of a metal material;
wherein the golf club head has a characteristic time less than 257 microseconds according to the USGA test for characteristic time.
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Abstract
A face or face insert (40) for a golf club head (20) is disclosed herein. The face (40) has an interior surface (40a) with a first thickness section (200) and a second thickness region (205). The first thickness section (200) preferably has a thickness that is at least 0.025 inch greater than the thickness of the second thickness region (205). In a most preferred embodiment, the first thickness section (205) has a X shape. The face or face insert (40) with variable thickness allows for a face or face insert (40) with less mass in a golf club head (20) that conforms to the United States Golf Association regulations.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body having a crown, a sole and a front wall having an opening, the body having a toe end and a heel end, the body also having a hosel located at a heel end of the body; a face insert positioned in the opening of the front wall, the face insert comprising a perimeter section, a heel vertical section, a toe-vertical section and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region and a toe region, wherein the each of the perimeter section, the heel vertical section, the toe-vertical section and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region and the toe region has a second thickness, and the first thickness is greater than the second thickness by at least 0.025 inch, the face insert composed of a metal material; wherein the golf club head has a characteristic time less than 257 microseconds according to the USGA test for characteristic time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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