Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
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1. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass;
providing a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve; and
forming a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion with a machining process, each weight port being configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions,wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the machining process comprises forming a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a first arc extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and forming a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a second arc extending between the toe and heel portions.
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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 method of manufacturing a golf club head may include providing a body portion and providing a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having a plurality of ports. Each port of the plurality of ports may be configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions. The plurality of ports may include a first set of ports and a second set of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass; providing a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve; and forming a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion with a machining process, each weight port being configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the machining process comprises forming a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a first arc extending from a region proximate to the toe portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and forming a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and configured in a second arc extending between the toe and heel portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of weight portions; providing a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve; and forming a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion with a machining process, each weight port being configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions; wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the machining process comprises forming a first set of weight ports extending in a first arc from a region proximate to the toe portion toward a region proximate to the front portion and extending from the region proximate to the front portion to a region proximate to the heel portion, and forming a second set of weight ports extending in a second arc across the bottom portion, and wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the machining process comprises forming weight ports of the plurality of weight ports extending more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe and heel portions across the bottom portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of weight portions; providing a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve; and forming a plurality of weight ports along a periphery of a weight port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion with a manufacturing process, each weight port being configured to receive at least one weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the manufacturing process comprises forming a first set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and extending from a region proximate to the heel portion to a region proximate to the toe portion in a generally C-shaped first arc being concave relative to the front portion, and wherein forming the plurality of weight ports with the manufacturing process comprises forming a second set of weight ports substantially similarly spaced apart and extending between the heel portion and the toe portion in a generally C-shaped second arc being concave relative to the rear portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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