Golf club head
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a crown portion;
a face portion; and
a sole portion having at least one recessed portion;
wherein the recessed portion is configured to house a weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally; and
wherein the sole portion includes;
a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state; and
a center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head;
wherein the raised portion is surrounded by a first edge portion that runs along a vicinity of a boundary between the sole portion and the face portion, a second edge portion that extends from the heel side to a vicinity of a midpoint in the toe-heel direction, along a vicinity of a boundary between the sole portion and the crown portion, and a third edge portion that joins an end portion of the second edge portion on a toe side and an end portion of the first edge portion on the toe side; and
wherein the second edge portion has a protruding portion formed by a part of a peripheral edge of the recessed portion protruding on the heel side.
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Abstract
Provided is a golf club head capable of realizing a lower center of gravity without a weight member protruding from a sole portion. The golf club head according to the present invention includes a crown portion, a face portion, and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured to house the weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally. The sole portion is provided with a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state. A center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head.
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10 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion; wherein the recessed portion is configured to house a weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally; and wherein the sole portion includes; a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state; and a center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head; wherein the raised portion is surrounded by a first edge portion that runs along a vicinity of a boundary between the sole portion and the face portion, a second edge portion that extends from the heel side to a vicinity of a midpoint in the toe-heel direction, along a vicinity of a boundary between the sole portion and the crown portion, and a third edge portion that joins an end portion of the second edge portion on a toe side and an end portion of the first edge portion on the toe side; and wherein the second edge portion has a protruding portion formed by a part of a peripheral edge of the recessed portion protruding on the heel side.
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2. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion, wherein the golf club head further comprises a weight member that is to be arranged in the recessed portion, and wherein the recessed portion is configured to house the weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally; wherein the sole portion includes; a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state; and a center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head; wherein the golf club head further comprises a decoration member that is to be arranged in the recessed portion; and wherein the decoration member is fixed in the recessed portion by the weight member. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; a sole portion having at least one recessed portion; and a decoration member that is to be arranged at the bottom surface of the recessed portion; wherein the sole portion includes; a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state; and a center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head; wherein the golf club head further comprises a weight member that is to be arranged in the recessed portion, and wherein the recessed portion is configured to house the weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally; wherein the recessed portion has a bottom surface that includes the center, the recessed portion has a fixing hole at the center of the bottom surface, wherein a size of the fixing hole is smaller than that of the recessed portion and that extends inward from the sole portion; wherein the weight member has a shaft portion; wherein the shaft portion of the weight member is fitted in the fixing hole; wherein the weight member further has a head portion whose size is bigger than that of the shaft portion, the head portion of the weight member is arranged corresponding to the recessed portion; wherein in a plane view, the decoration member is bigger than the weight member and has a step portion that houses the head portion of the weight member at the center thereof and a through hole at the center thereof, and the decoration member is fixed at the bottom surface of the recessed portion by the head portion of the weight member being housed in the step portion of the decoration member and the shaft portion of the weight member being fitted in the through hole of the decoration member and the fixing hole of the recessed portion.
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8. A golf club head comprising:
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a crown portion; a face portion; and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion, wherein the recessed portion is configured to house a weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally, wherein the sole portion includes; a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state; and a center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head; and wherein, when the head in the reference state is seen in back view, at least 60% of an area of the raised portion is arranged further to the heel side than a line extending in the face-back direction through a furthest point on the back side of the sole portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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Specification