Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a plurality of weight portions made of a first material, the plurality of weight portions being associated with a total weight portion mass; and
a body portion made of a second material, the body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, an interior cavity extending between the top and sole portions, and a back portion with a plurality of cylindrical weight ports having a first set of cylindrical weight ports and a second set of cylindrical weight ports along a periphery of the back portion, each of the plurality of cylindrical weight ports is associated with a port diameter and configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,wherein the first set of cylindrical weight ports is located at or proximate to at least one of the top portion or the toe portion, and the second set of cylindrical weight ports is located at or proximate to at least one of the sole portion or the toe portion,wherein any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the first set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter, and any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the second set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter, andwherein the interior cavity is filled with an elastic polymer material.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. A golf club head includes a plurality of weight portions, a body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, an interior cavity, and a back portion with a plurality of cylindrical weight ports configured to receive the plurality of weight portions. The interior cavity is filled with an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a plurality of weight portions made of a first material, the plurality of weight portions being associated with a total weight portion mass; and a body portion made of a second material, the body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, an interior cavity extending between the top and sole portions, and a back portion with a plurality of cylindrical weight ports having a first set of cylindrical weight ports and a second set of cylindrical weight ports along a periphery of the back portion, each of the plurality of cylindrical weight ports is associated with a port diameter and configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, wherein the first set of cylindrical weight ports is located at or proximate to at least one of the top portion or the toe portion, and the second set of cylindrical weight ports is located at or proximate to at least one of the sole portion or the toe portion, wherein any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the first set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter, and any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the second set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter, and wherein the interior cavity is filled with an elastic polymer material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
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two or more weight portions made of a first material, the two or more weight portions being associated with a total weight portion mass; and a hollow body portion made of a second material, the body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, an interior cavity extending between the top and sole portions, and a back portion with two or more cylindrical weight ports along a periphery of the hollow body portion, each of the two or more cylindrical weight ports is associated with a port diameter and configured to receive at least one of the two or more weight portions, wherein the interior cavity is filled with an elastic polymer material, wherein a first cylindrical weight port is located at or proximate to at least one of the top portion or the toe portion, and a second cylindrical weight port is located at or proximate to at least one of the sole portion or the toe portion, wherein any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the first set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter, and any two adjacent cylindrical weight ports of the second set of cylindrical weight ports are separated by less than the port diameter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a face portion, a toe portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and an interior cavity extending between the top and sole portions, the interior cavity being filled with an elastic polymer material; a first set of cylindrical weight portions coupled to the hollow body portion at or proximate to a top-and-toe transition region between the top portion and the toe portion, the first set of cylindrical weight portions being associated with a first total mass; and a second set of cylindrical weight portions coupled the hollow body portion at or proximate to a sole-and-toe portions region between the sole portion and the toe portion, the second set of cylindrical weight portions being associated with a second total mass, wherein the first total mass is less than the second total mass, and wherein the second set of cylindrical weight portions is located below a horizontal midplane of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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