Extreme weighted hybrid and other wood-type golf clubs and golf club heads
First Claim
1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a club head body member, the club head body member including a ball striking face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion;
a weight system engaged with the club head body member and provided at and extending along a perimeter portion of the club head body member at a location rearward of the ball striking face portion, wherein the weight system forms an exterior-most surface of the club head body member, wherein the weight system is sized, shaped, and/or weighted to selectively provide weight at various locations in the club head body member;
a damping member at least partially located between the ball striking face portion and the weight system; and
a connection system extending through the weight system in a direction toward the ball striking face portion of the club head body member, wherein the connection system includes a first connection element engaging the weight system with the ball striking face portion and a second connection element engaging the weight system with the ball striking face portion.
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Abstract
Wood-type golf club heads include: (a) a club head body member defining an interior chamber; (b) a weight system engaged with a rear perimeter portion of the club head body member; and (c) a connection system connecting the weight system with the club head body (e.g., with the rear of the ball striking face portion). The club heads further may include one or more damping members in the interior chamber to alter the sound and/or otherwise attenuate a vibrational response of the club head. The damping members may extend between the ball striking face and the weight system, and optionally may engage the connection system. The damping member(s) may constitute a foam material compressed within the interior chamber of the club head. Methods of making such golf club head structures also are described.
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15 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a club head body member, the club head body member including a ball striking face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion; a weight system engaged with the club head body member and provided at and extending along a perimeter portion of the club head body member at a location rearward of the ball striking face portion, wherein the weight system forms an exterior-most surface of the club head body member, wherein the weight system is sized, shaped, and/or weighted to selectively provide weight at various locations in the club head body member; a damping member at least partially located between the ball striking face portion and the weight system; and a connection system extending through the weight system in a direction toward the ball striking face portion of the club head body member, wherein the connection system includes a first connection element engaging the weight system with the ball striking face portion and a second connection element engaging the weight system with the ball striking face portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head, comprising:
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a face member including a ball striking face, wherein an interior portion of the face member includes at least a portion of a fastener system; a body member engaged with the face member, wherein the body member includes at least a crown portion; a weight system provided and extending along at least some part of a rear perimeter portion of the golf club head, wherein the weight system forms an exterior most surface on the golf club head, wherein the weight system is sized, shaped, and/or weighted to selectively provide weight at various locations in the golf club head; and a connection system extending from or through the weight system to the face member, the connection system engaging the fastener system, wherein the golf club head further includes a damping element provided at least partially between the face member and the weight system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A golf club head, comprising:
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a face member including a ball striking face, wherein an interior portion of the face member includes at least a portion of a fastener system; a body member engaged with the face member, wherein the body member includes at least a crown portion, and further wherein the face member and the body member define an interior chamber that is at least partially hollow after the club head is assembled; a weight system provided and extending along at least some part of a rear perimeter portion of the golf club head, wherein the weight system forms an exterior most surface on the golf club head, wherein the weight system is sized, shaped, and/or weighted to selectively provide weight at various locations in the golf club head; a damping element provided between the face member and the weight system; and a connection system extending through the weight system to the face member, the connection system engaging the fastener system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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