Iron-type golf club head with reduced face area below the scorelines
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1. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
- a body having a face; and
a toe column on the face having a plurality of first scorelines;
a center column on the face having a plurality of second scorelines;
a heel column on the face having a plurality of third scorelines;
wherein each scoreline of the plurality of second scorelines is dislocated and shifted perpendicular to an adjacent scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines by up to 0.0375 inch;
wherein the face has an amount of face area less than 0.12 square inches between a bottom perimeter of the face and each bottom scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines, the plurality of second scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel solution to imparting backspin on high lofted golf clubs. The present invention seeks to define a class of scoreline patterns that result in a higher density of scorelines along the bottom perimeter of an iron face. This in turn, results in increased spin on a golf ball when struck low on the face.
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1. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
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a body having a face; and a toe column on the face having a plurality of first scorelines; a center column on the face having a plurality of second scorelines; a heel column on the face having a plurality of third scorelines; wherein each scoreline of the plurality of second scorelines is dislocated and shifted perpendicular to an adjacent scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines by up to 0.0375 inch; wherein the face has an amount of face area less than 0.12 square inches between a bottom perimeter of the face and each bottom scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines, the plurality of second scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
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a body having a face; and a toe column on the face having a plurality of first scorelines; a center column on the face having a plurality of second scorelines; a heel column on the face having a plurality of third scorelines; wherein each scoreline of the plurality of second scorelines is dislocated and shifted perpendicular to an adjacent scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines by up to 0.0375 inch; wherein the face has an amount of face area less than 0.12 square inches between a bottom perimeter of the face and each bottom scoreline of the plurality of first scorelines, the plurality of second scorelines and the plurality of third scorelines; wherein parallel scorelines within each column of the toe column, the center column and the heel column have a parallel spacing greater than 0.075 inch. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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Current AssigneeCallaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
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Original AssigneeCallaway Golf Company (Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.)
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InventorsCackett, Matthew T., Hocknell, Alan, Vincent, Brandon T.
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Primary Examiner(s)Passaniti, Sebastiano
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Application NumberUS12/784,353Time in Patent Office600 DaysField of Search473/324, 473/330, 473/331, D21/733, D21/750, D21/751US Class Current473/330CPC Class CodesA63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used mat...A63B 53/0408 characterised by specific d...A63B 53/0445 Details of grooves or the l...A63B 53/047 iron-type
