Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features
First Claim
1. A golf club head for a driver, the club head comprising:
- a body member including;
a front body member having a ball striking face, andan aft body member extending rearwardly from the front body member and defining a trailing edge;
a rough textured surface region provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 μ
m and the rough textured surface region is at least partially located in a forward half of the sole; and
a crown having an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, wherein the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature extending from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 degrees to 50 degrees from a front plane of the club head, as viewed from above.
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Abstract
A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head may have a channel extending adjacent to a trailing edge of the club head. The channel may have a maximum depth of 6 mm and a maximum width ranging from 10 mm to 20 mm. A rough textured surface region may be provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 μm. A recess, formed in the sole, may extend from a mid-region to a toe of the club head, wherein the mid-region extends over the middle 40% of a length of the club head. A crown has an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, and the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature that extends from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 to 50 degrees.
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15 Claims
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1. A golf club head for a driver, the club head comprising:
a body member including; a front body member having a ball striking face, and an aft body member extending rearwardly from the front body member and defining a trailing edge; a rough textured surface region provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 μ
m and the rough textured surface region is at least partially located in a forward half of the sole; anda crown having an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, wherein the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature extending from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 degrees to 50 degrees from a front plane of the club head, as viewed from above. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A golf club head for a driver, the club head comprising:
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a body member including a front body member having a ball striking face and an aft body member extending rearwardly from the front body member to a trailing edge; the body member having a height-to-volume ratio less than or equal to 0.120; the body member having a breadth-to-volume ratio greater than or equal to 0.260; and a crown having an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, wherein the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature extending from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 degrees to 50 degrees from a front plane of the club head, as viewed from above. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club comprising:
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a shaft; and a club head secured to a distal end of the shaft, the club head having a body member including; a front body member having a ball striking face, and an aft body member extending rearwardly from the front body member and defining a trailing edge; a rough textured surface region provided on a sole, wherein the rough textured surface region has a surface roughness of greater than or equal to 1.00 μ
m;a channel extending, at least partially, along and adjacent to the trailing edge of the aft body member, the channel having a maximum depth less than or equal to 6 mm and a maximum width ranging from 10 mm to 20 mm; a recess formed in a sole of the club head, the recess extending from a mid-region to a toe of the club head, wherein the mid-region of the club head extends over the middle 40% of a length of the club head; and a crown having an upper, forward surface and a stepped-down region, wherein the upper, forward surface transitions to the stepped-down region at a transition feature extending from the hosel region at an angle of from 25 degrees to 50 degrees from a front plane of the club head, as viewed from above.
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