Golf club head having a multi-material face
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head; and
a body portion, at least partially comprised out of a titanium material, connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt;
said titanium material has a density of greater than about 4.0 g/cm3, andwherein said striking face at least partially comprises a composite type material having a thickness of greater than about 0.2 mm and less than about 2.0 mm;
wherein said composite type material has a density of less than about 2.7 g/cm3.
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Abstract
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a striking face that forms a pocket, wherein the pocket is filled with a secondary material having a lower density to improve the performance of the golf club head. The multi-material face disclosed in accordance with the present invention may generally have a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50, wherein the characteristic time slope is determined based on the various data points collected according to the United States Golf Association'"'"'s (USGA'"'"'s) Characteristic Time (CT) test.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head; and a body portion, at least partially comprised out of a titanium material, connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt;
said titanium material has a density of greater than about 4.0 g/cm3, andwherein said striking face at least partially comprises a composite type material having a thickness of greater than about 0.2 mm and less than about 2.0 mm;
wherein said composite type material has a density of less than about 2.7 g/cm3. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club head comprising:
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a striking face provided near a forward portion of said golf club head; and a body portion, at least partially comprised out of a first material, connected to an aft portion of said striking face further comprising a crown, a sole, and a skirt, said first material has a density of greater than about 4.0 g/cm3, wherein said striking face at least partially comprises a second material having a thickness of greater than about 0.2 mm and less than about 2.0 mm;
wherein said second material has a density of less than about 2.7 g/cm3, andwherein said striking face has a characteristic time slope of greater than about 5 and less than about 50. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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