Golf club head with adjustable center of gravity
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a metal face component;
a body comprising a composite crown, a metal sole, a heel side, a toe side, a hollow interior, and a rear side;
a first center of gravity adjustment assembly disposed proximate the heel side;
a second center of gravity adjustment assembly disposed proximate the toe side; and
a flat panel,wherein each of the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies is disposed within the hollow interior and extends from the sole to the crown,wherein at least one of the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies comprises a tube and a cartridge sized to fit within the tube,wherein the cartridge comprises a length L, a mass MT, a polymer material, and a slug having a specific gravity that is greater than the specific gravity of the polymer material,wherein changing the orientation of the cartridge within the tube changes the location of the golf club head'"'"'s center of gravity along a vertical Z axis,wherein the golf club head has a mass M,wherein the distance from the midpoint of the length L to a center of gravity of the cartridge when the cartridge is disposed within the tube such that the slug is closer to the sole is defined as ½
D,wherein the golf club head satisfies the equation D≧
0.065(1+M/MT),wherein D is the total center of gravity distance change for the cartridge when its orientation is changed within the tube by being flipped, andwherein the flat panel is disposed within the hollow interior, extends from the sole to the crown, and connects the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies to each other.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a plurality of center of gravity adjustment assemblies and a flat panel that attenuates sound and, in certain embodiments, connects the center of gravity adjustment assemblies, is disclosed herein.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a metal face component; a body comprising a composite crown, a metal sole, a heel side, a toe side, a hollow interior, and a rear side; a first center of gravity adjustment assembly disposed proximate the heel side; a second center of gravity adjustment assembly disposed proximate the toe side; and a flat panel, wherein each of the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies is disposed within the hollow interior and extends from the sole to the crown, wherein at least one of the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies comprises a tube and a cartridge sized to fit within the tube, wherein the cartridge comprises a length L, a mass MT, a polymer material, and a slug having a specific gravity that is greater than the specific gravity of the polymer material, wherein changing the orientation of the cartridge within the tube changes the location of the golf club head'"'"'s center of gravity along a vertical Z axis, wherein the golf club head has a mass M, wherein the distance from the midpoint of the length L to a center of gravity of the cartridge when the cartridge is disposed within the tube such that the slug is closer to the sole is defined as ½
D,wherein the golf club head satisfies the equation D≧
0.065(1+M/MT),wherein D is the total center of gravity distance change for the cartridge when its orientation is changed within the tube by being flipped, and wherein the flat panel is disposed within the hollow interior, extends from the sole to the crown, and connects the first and second center of gravity adjustment assemblies to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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