Club head with club head alignment aid and related method
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1. A wood-type club head comprising:
- a front end comprising a front face;
a toe end;
a heel end opposite the toe end;
a rear end opposite the front end;
a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end; and
an alignment aid at the crown surface;
wherein;
the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end;
the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end;
the alignment aid comprises four alignment aid stripes;
the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe;
the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end;
the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end;
the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe;
the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe;
the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe width;
the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe width;
the second toe alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first toe alignment aid stripe width;
the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe width;
the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe width;
the second heel alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first heel alignment aid stripe width; and
the first toe alignment aid stripe, the second toe alignment aid stripe, the first heel alignment aid stripe, and the second heel alignment aid stripe each extend on the crown surface to at least the front crown end.
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Abstract
A wood-type club head can include a front end having a front face, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, a rear end opposite the front end, a crown surface having a front crown end and a rear crown end, and an alignment aid at the crown surface. The front crown end can be closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end can be closer to the rear end than to the front end. The alignment aid can include four alignment aid stripes. The four alignment aid stripes can include a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A wood-type club head comprising:
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a front end comprising a front face; a toe end; a heel end opposite the toe end; a rear end opposite the front end; a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end; and an alignment aid at the crown surface; wherein; the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end; the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end; the alignment aid comprises four alignment aid stripes; the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end; the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end; the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe; the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe width; the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe width; the second toe alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first toe alignment aid stripe width; the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe width; the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe width; the second heel alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first heel alignment aid stripe width; and the first toe alignment aid stripe, the second toe alignment aid stripe, the first heel alignment aid stripe, and the second heel alignment aid stripe each extend on the crown surface to at least the front crown end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wood-type club head comprising:
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a front end comprising a front face; a toe end; a heel end opposite the toe end; a rear end opposite the front face; a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end; and an alignment aid at the crown surface and extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end; wherein; the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end; the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end; the alignment aid comprises four alignment aid stripes; each of the four alignment aid stripes are non-collinear with each other; the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end; the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end; the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe; the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe length; the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe length; the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe length; the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe length; and the first toe alignment aid stripe length, the second toe alignment aid stripe length, the first heel alignment aid stripe length, and the second heel alignment aid stripe length are each greater than or equal to approximately 8.0 centimeters and less than or equal to approximately 12 centimeters; the first toe alignment aid stripe is offset from the second toe alignment aid stripe by a toe offset region; the first heel alignment aid stripe is offset from the second alignment aid stripe by a heel offset region; the first toe alignment aid stripe is offset from the first heel alignment aid stripe by a center offset region; the toe offset region comprises a toe offset region width; the heel offset region comprises a heel offset region width; the center offset region comprises a center offset region width; the toe offset region width is approximately equal to the heel offset region width; and the toe offset region width and the heel offset region width are each narrower than the center offset region width. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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providing a wood-type club head comprising; a front end comprising a front face; a toe end; a heel end opposite the toe end; a rear end opposite the front end; and a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end, the front crown end closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end closer to the rear end than to the front end; and providing an alignment aid at the crown surface extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end, the alignment aid comprising four alignment aid stripes, wherein; the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end; the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end; the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe; the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe width; the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe width; the second toe alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first toe alignment aid stripe width; the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe width; the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe width; the second heel alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first heel alignment aid stripe width; and the first toe alignment aid stripe, the second toe alignment aid stripe, the first heel alignment aid stripe, and the second heel alignment aid stripe each extend on the crown surface to at least the front crown end.
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