Golf club head with chamfer and related methods
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1. A golf club head comprising:
- a hollow body comprisinga front portion having a strikeface;
a heel portion;
a toe portion opposite the heel portion;
a sole portion;
a rear portion;
a crown portion;
a chamfer extending between the front portion and the crown portion, the chamfer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the chamfer defines a hinge point of the crown portion; and
an internal radius transition from the strikeface to the sole portion comprising;
a first tier directly adjacent to the strikeface;
a second tier directly adjacent to the first tier;
a third tier directly adjacent to the second tier;
a first tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier; and
a second tier transition region between the second tier and the third tier;
wherein;
the first tier comprises a first substantially constant thickness;
the second tier comprises a second substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness;
the third tier comprises a third substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness and the second substantially constant thickness; and
the internal radius transition is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a golf club head having a hollow body comprising a front portion having a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a back, a crown portion, and a chamfer extending between the front portion and the crown portion, the chamfer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the chamfer defines a hinge point of the crown portion.
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1. A golf club head comprising:
a hollow body comprising a front portion having a strikeface; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel portion; a sole portion; a rear portion; a crown portion; a chamfer extending between the front portion and the crown portion, the chamfer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the chamfer defines a hinge point of the crown portion; and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to the sole portion comprising; a first tier directly adjacent to the strikeface; a second tier directly adjacent to the first tier; a third tier directly adjacent to the second tier; a first tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier; and a second tier transition region between the second tier and the third tier; wherein; the first tier comprises a first substantially constant thickness; the second tier comprises a second substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness; the third tier comprises a third substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness and the second substantially constant thickness; and the internal radius transition is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club comprising:
a hollow-bodied head comprising; a front portion having a strikeface; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel portion; a sole portion; a rear portion; a crown portion; a chamfer extending between the front portion and the crown portion, the chamfer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the chamfer defines a hinge point of the crown portion; a shaft coupled to the hollow-bodied golf club head; and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to the sole portion comprising; a first tier directly adjacent to the strikeface; a second tier directly adjacent to the first tier; a third tier directly adjacent to the second tier; a first tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier; and a second tier transition region between the second tier and the third tier; wherein; the first tier comprises a first substantially constant thickness; the second tier comprises a second substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness; the third tier comprises a third substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness and the second substantially constant thickness; and the internal radius transition is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, comprising:
providing a body, the body having; a front portion having a strikeface; a heel portion; a toe portion opposite the heel region; a sole portion; a rear portion; a crown portion; a chamfer extending between the front portion and the crown portion, the chamfer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the chamfer defines a hinge point of the crown portion; and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to the sole portion comprising; a first tier directly adjacent to the strikeface; a second tier directly adjacent to the first tier; a third tier directly adjacent to the second tier; a first tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier; and a second tier transition region between the second tier and the third tier; wherein; the first tier comprises a first substantially constant thickness; the second tier comprises a second substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness; the third tier comprises a third substantially constant thickness smaller than the first substantially constant thickness and the second substantially constant thickness; and the internal radius transition is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head.
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