Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface;
a plurality of ports extending from the outer surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion; and
a plurality of inner support portions extending from the inner surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion, the plurality of inner support portions including a first plurality of inner support portions and a second plurality of inner support portions, each inner support portion of the first plurality of inner support portions connecting two ports of the plurality of ports and having a length that is less than or equal to a diameter of any of the two ports, and each inner support portion of the second plurality of inner support portions extending from a port of the plurality of ports toward a periphery of the hollow body portion.
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, a plurality of ports on the bottom portion and a plurality of inner support portions in the hollow body portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of ports extending from the outer surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion; and a plurality of inner support portions extending from the inner surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion, the plurality of inner support portions including a first plurality of inner support portions and a second plurality of inner support portions, each inner support portion of the first plurality of inner support portions connecting two ports of the plurality of ports and having a length that is less than or equal to a diameter of any of the two ports, and each inner support portion of the second plurality of inner support portions extending from a port of the plurality of ports toward a periphery of the hollow body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of weight portions; a plurality of ports extending from the outer surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, each port of the plurality of ports having a port diameter, wherein at least two ports of the plurality of ports that are closer to the front portion than the rear portion are separated by less than or equal to the port diameter, and wherein at least two ports of the plurality of ports that are closer to the rear portion than the front portion are separated by less than or equal to the port diameter; a plurality of inner support portions extending from the inner surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion and extending around a region of the inner surface of the bottom portion to substantially surround the region of the inner surface of the bottom portion; and an outer support portion extending on the outer surface of the bottom portion between the front portion and the rear portion near the toe portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club head comprising:
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a hollow body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; a plurality of inner support portions extending from the inner surface of the bottom portion into the hollow body portion; and a plurality of ports extending from the bottom portion into the hollow body portion, at least one pair of non-adjacent ports of the plurality of ports being connected by an inner support portion of the plurality of inner support portions, wherein each inner support portion of the plurality of inner support portions is connected to two ports of the plurality of ports. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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