Golf club head
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- an aft body comprising a crown and a sole; and
a face portion attached to the aft body, the face portion comprising a striking area and a rear section extending laterally rearwardly from the striking face;
wherein the rear section comprises a sole side, a crown side, a heel side, and a toe side;
wherein the crown and the sole each have a periphery and are connected to one another at their peripheries; and
wherein the crown and sole are connected to one another at one or more locations spaced inward from their respective peripheries to form a pillar, andwherein an interior surface of the crown is visible through the pillar.
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Abstract
A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60), an aft body (61), and a sound modifying sole and crown design is disclosed herein. The face component, which may be composed of a metal material, (60) has a striking area portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61), which may be composed of a non-metal material such as composite or thermoplastic material, is composed of a crown portion (62) and a sole portion (64). The sound modifying design, which may include deep pockets or pillars extending from the sole portion (64) to the crown portion (62), alters the sound of the golf dub head (42) when it impacts a golf ball.
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1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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an aft body comprising a crown and a sole; and a face portion attached to the aft body, the face portion comprising a striking area and a rear section extending laterally rearwardly from the striking face; wherein the rear section comprises a sole side, a crown side, a heel side, and a toe side; wherein the crown and the sole each have a periphery and are connected to one another at their peripheries; and wherein the crown and sole are connected to one another at one or more locations spaced inward from their respective peripheries to form a pillar, and wherein an interior surface of the crown is visible through the pillar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
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a face component; a compression-molded composite crown comprising interior and exterior surfaces and a periphery; a sole comprising one or more apertures and a periphery; and one or more composite pieces having approximately the same size in plan as the one or more apertures and having at least three sides; wherein the interior surface of the crown is visible through the one or more apertures; wherein at least one side of each of the one or more composite pieces is affixed to at least one side of each of the one or more apertures; and wherein at least one side of each of the one or more composite pieces is affixed to the interior surface of the crown. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wood-type golf club head comprising
a face component comprising a striking face; -
a composite crown comprising interior and exterior surfaces; and a sole comprising at least one deep pocket, wherein the striking face comprises a variable thickness pattern, wherein the at least one deep pocket comprises interior and exterior surfaces, and wherein a portion of the interior surface of the at least one deep pocket contacts a portion of the interior surface of the composite crown. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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