Colorized damping indicators for customized golf club heads
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a body portion comprising a sole, topline, heel, and toe;
a hitting face insert attached to a front of the body portion;
a channel formed along a portion of the body portion, at least a first portion of the channel having an opening directed only toward a back surface of the face insert; and
a damping material disposed in at least the first portion of the channel and in contact with the back surface of the face insert, wherein an exposed portion of the damping material includes a colorant and is colorized by the inclusion of the colorant and is visible from an outside of the club head, wherein the colorant provides visual information indicative of one or more playing characteristics of the club head, the visual information selected from the group consisting of a damping property of the damping material, density of the damping material, weight placement along the club head, weight distribution along the club head, and loft setting of the club head.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a golf club having a playing characteristic that is communicated to a player based upon a vibration damping material that is colorized and visible from outside of the club head, thereby communicating to a golfer information about the playing characteristics of the club.
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body portion comprising a sole, topline, heel, and toe; a hitting face insert attached to a front of the body portion; a channel formed along a portion of the body portion, at least a first portion of the channel having an opening directed only toward a back surface of the face insert; and a damping material disposed in at least the first portion of the channel and in contact with the back surface of the face insert, wherein an exposed portion of the damping material includes a colorant and is colorized by the inclusion of the colorant and is visible from an outside of the club head, wherein the colorant provides visual information indicative of one or more playing characteristics of the club head, the visual information selected from the group consisting of a damping property of the damping material, density of the damping material, weight placement along the club head, weight distribution along the club head, and loft setting of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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