Wood-type golf club head with adjustable sole contour
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end;
a toe end and an aft end; and
an adjustable fitting member disposed on the sole;
wherein the adjustable fitting member can be removed, reoriented, and reattached to the sole to effect a change in the face angle of the wood-type golf club head without affecting loft or lie angles of the wood-type golf club head, andwherein the adjustable fitting member has a triangular shape with a first apex point, a second apex point and a third apex point wherein the first apex point has a height greater than the second and third apex points, and wherein the second apex point has a height greater than that of the third apex point.
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Abstract
A golf club comprising an adjustable fitting member semi-permanently attached rearwardly on a sole is disclosed herein. The fitting member can be rotated to adjust the measured and perceived face angle of the golf club head at address without changing the relative relationship of the club with respect to the shaft, which would alter the lie and loft of the golf club head.
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19 Claims
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end;
a toe end and an aft end; andan adjustable fitting member disposed on the sole; wherein the adjustable fitting member can be removed, reoriented, and reattached to the sole to effect a change in the face angle of the wood-type golf club head without affecting loft or lie angles of the wood-type golf club head, and wherein the adjustable fitting member has a triangular shape with a first apex point, a second apex point and a third apex point wherein the first apex point has a height greater than the second and third apex points, and wherein the second apex point has a height greater than that of the third apex point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wood-type golf club comprising:
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a golf club head comprising; a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the sole portion having a recessed portion proximate the aft end, and an adjustable fitting member disposed within the recessed portion, the adjustable fitting member having a triangular shape with a first apex point, a second apex point, and a third apex point; and a shaft connected to the golf club head; wherein the adjustable fitting member can affect the face angle of the wood-type golf club head without affecting the loft or lie angles of the wood-type golf club head, wherein the golf club head contacts a ground surface at only two points of contact, wherein the first point of contact is a portion of the sole proximate the front portion, and wherein the second point of contact is one of the first, second, and third apex points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of adjusting the face angle of a wood-type golf club head comprising:
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providing a golf club head comprising a front portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and an aft end, the sole portion having a recessed portion proximate the aft end; providing an adjustable fitting member that fits within the recessed portion, the adjustable fitting member having a triangular shape with a first apex point, a second apex point, and a third apex point, the first apex point having a height greater than the second and third apex points, and the second apex point having a height greater than that of the third apex point; rotating the adjustable fitting member so that the apex point having a desired height contacts the ground when the golf club head is placed at address; and removably securing the adjustable fitting member within the recessed portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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