Progressive set of golf club heads
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1. A progressive set of iron-type golf club heads, comprising:
- a first iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe;
wherein the back of the striking face of the first golf club head comprises a first elliptical pad, the first elliptical pad having a first major axis, first minor axis and first thickness;
wherein the first elliptical pad has a first location and the first major axis, first minor axis and first location of the first elliptical pad correspond to a first location and first size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the first golf club head; and
a second iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe;
wherein the back of the striking face of the second golf club head comprises a second elliptical pad, the second elliptical pad having a second major axis, second minor axis and second thickness;
wherein the second elliptical pad has a second location and the second major axis, second minor axis and second location of the second elliptical pad correspond to a second location and second size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the second golf club head, wherein the second elliptical pad is shaped more like a circle than the first elliptical pad, and wherein the progressive set of golf club heads includes a 5 iron and a 9 iron golf club head.
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Abstract
A set of progressive golf clubs with an elliptical pad construction on the back of the striking face that corresponds to a location, shape and size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern for the lofts and lengths of each of the golf clubs in the set. The elliptical pad progressively changes in location, shape and size from the long irons, to the mid irons, to the short irons, and to the wedges, based on the location, shape and size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern for each of the long irons, mid irons, short irons, and wedges.
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1. A progressive set of iron-type golf club heads, comprising:
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a first iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe; wherein the back of the striking face of the first golf club head comprises a first elliptical pad, the first elliptical pad having a first major axis, first minor axis and first thickness; wherein the first elliptical pad has a first location and the first major axis, first minor axis and first location of the first elliptical pad correspond to a first location and first size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the first golf club head; and a second iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe; wherein the back of the striking face of the second golf club head comprises a second elliptical pad, the second elliptical pad having a second major axis, second minor axis and second thickness; wherein the second elliptical pad has a second location and the second major axis, second minor axis and second location of the second elliptical pad correspond to a second location and second size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the second golf club head, wherein the second elliptical pad is shaped more like a circle than the first elliptical pad, and wherein the progressive set of golf club heads includes a 5 iron and a 9 iron golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A progressive set of iron-type golf club heads, comprising:
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a first iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe; wherein the back of the striking face of the first golf club head comprises a first elliptical pad, the first elliptical pad having a first major axis, first minor axis and first thickness; wherein the first elliptical pad has a first location and the first major axis, first minor axis and first location of the first elliptical pad correspond to a first location and first size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the first golf club head; a second iron-type golf club head, comprising a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, a back of the striking face, a heel, and a toe; wherein the back of the striking face of the second golf club head comprises a second elliptical pad, the second elliptical pad having a second major axis, second minor axis and second thickness; wherein the second elliptical pad has a second location and the second major axis, second minor axis and second location of the second elliptical pad correspond to a second location and second size of a predetermined golfer'"'"'s impact pattern based on a loft and club length of the second golf club head; wherein the first elliptical pad has a first thickness that is smaller than the second thickness of the second elliptical pad, wherein the second elliptical pad is shaped more like a circle than the first elliptical pad, wherein the progressive set of golf club heads includes 6 iron, 8 iron and pitching wedge golf club heads. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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