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Fairway wood center of gravity projection

  • US 8,753,222 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2013
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club, comprising:

  • a shaft;

    a club head defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the club head, a crown defining a top portion of the club head, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the club head between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel by which the shaft is attached to the club head;

    a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the channel extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction and having a channel length and a channel width, the channel comprising a front channel wall, a rear channel wall, and an upper channel wall extending between the front and rear channel walls, with the upper channel wall comprising a curve defining an inner radius and an outer radius;

    at least one weight having a weight mass between about 0.5 grams and about 20 grams, the at least one weight installed in the club head;

    wherein the front wall of the channel and the rear wall of the channel define an included angle β

    that is between about 10°

    to about 30°

    ;

    wherein the club head has;

    a height less than about 45 mm;

    a volume of between about 180 cm3 and about 210 cm3;

    an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18 mm; and

    a center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center of the face less than about 30 mm.

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