Muscle-back, with insert, iron type golf club head
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1. A plurality of wedge-type golf club heads, each of which when oriented in an address position, comprises:
- a striking face having the same loft angle of between 44 degrees and 66 degrees with respect to horizontal plane;
a sole portion;
a rear surface opposite the striking face, the rear surface including a muscle portion at least partially bounded by the sole portion, and defining a recess that extends into the muscle portion toward the striking face, the recess also defined by a bottom surface portion and a perimeter wall portion of said rear surface; and
wherein each of said plurality of club heads has a different bounce and is provided with either a high bounce and a positive step portion that protrudes from said bottom surface and/or said perimeter wall, or a low bounce and a negative step portion that is recessed into the bottom surface and/or said perimeter wall.
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Abstract
A muscle-back iron golf club head includes a blade-like upper mass, a muscle-like lower mass, a planar front surface, a top surface, a sole surface, a heel surface, a toe surface, and a rear surface having a first contour. A recess is in the rear surface, the recess having a first portion in the blade-like upper mass and a second portion in the muscle-like lower mass. An insert may be provided in the recess, and such insert may substantially fill the recess and may include a back surface having a second contour which is different from the first contour of the club head rear surface.
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15 Claims
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1. A plurality of wedge-type golf club heads, each of which when oriented in an address position, comprises:
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a striking face having the same loft angle of between 44 degrees and 66 degrees with respect to horizontal plane; a sole portion; a rear surface opposite the striking face, the rear surface including a muscle portion at least partially bounded by the sole portion, and defining a recess that extends into the muscle portion toward the striking face, the recess also defined by a bottom surface portion and a perimeter wall portion of said rear surface; and wherein each of said plurality of club heads has a different bounce and is provided with either a high bounce and a positive step portion that protrudes from said bottom surface and/or said perimeter wall, or a low bounce and a negative step portion that is recessed into the bottom surface and/or said perimeter wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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