Hybrid golf club heads and hybrid golf clubs incorporating the same
First Claim
1. A hybrid golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, a back side, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end, anda shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, the shaft attachment portion defining a shaft axis, wherein a first Length B of the top surface from the back side to the hitting surface evaluated at the shaft attachment portion ranges from about ¾
inches to about 1½
inches, and a second Length A of the top surface from the back side to the hitting surface evaluated at the toe end ranges from about 1 inch to about 3½
inches, wherein a ratio of the first Length B to the second Length A is in a range from about 0.615 to about 0.75; and
wherein the hitting surface is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis, further wherein the length (L) of the hitting surface is in a range from about 3 inches to about 5 inches.
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Abstract
Hybrid golf club heads and hybrid golf clubs are described herein. The hybrid golf club head includes a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end. The hybrid golf club head also includes a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, where the shaft attachment portion defines a shaft axis. The hitting surface is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis. The hybrid golf club head includes a first Length B of the top surface near the shaft attachment portion and a second Length A of the top surface near the toe end, where the ratio of B to A is in a range from about 0.428 to about 0.75.
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7 Claims
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1. A hybrid golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, a back side, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end, and a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, the shaft attachment portion defining a shaft axis, wherein a first Length B of the top surface from the back side to the hitting surface evaluated at the shaft attachment portion ranges from about ¾
inches to about 1½
inches, and a second Length A of the top surface from the back side to the hitting surface evaluated at the toe end ranges from about 1 inch to about 3½
inches, wherein a ratio of the first Length B to the second Length A is in a range from about 0.615 to about 0.75; andwherein the hitting surface is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis, further wherein the length (L) of the hitting surface is in a range from about 3 inches to about 5 inches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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