Golf club head with a compression-molded, thin-walled aft-body
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1. A method for forming an aft-body of golf club head, the method comprising:
- combining a carbon fiber material in an amount of 20-70 volume % of the combination with a resin material in an amount of 30-80 volume % of the combination to form a pre-processing material;
forming the pre-processing material into a long fiber precursor material, wherein the long fiber precursor material has a carbon fiber of at least 0.43 inches in length;
compressing the long fiber precursor material into a closed mold for a component of an aft-body of a golf club head; and
forming the component of the aft-body of a golf club head.
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Abstract
A golf club head composed of a face component and an aft body composed of a long fiber material. The aft body is composed of a compression molded material. The compression molded aft-body is composed of two pieces which are bonded to a metal face component.
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1. A method for forming an aft-body of golf club head, the method comprising:
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combining a carbon fiber material in an amount of 20-70 volume % of the combination with a resin material in an amount of 30-80 volume % of the combination to form a pre-processing material; forming the pre-processing material into a long fiber precursor material, wherein the long fiber precursor material has a carbon fiber of at least 0.43 inches in length; compressing the long fiber precursor material into a closed mold for a component of an aft-body of a golf club head; and forming the component of the aft-body of a golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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