METAL WOOD CLUB
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1. A golf club head, the club head comprising:
- a hollow body having a perimeter region and a face, the hollow body defining an inner cavity, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution,wherein the hollow body comprises a slot disposed in the perimeter region and forming an opening into the inner cavity of the hollow body,wherein the slot is formed between a portion of a sole of the hollow body and a portion of the perimeter region, wherein one of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region adjacent the slot extends inward and into the inner cavity relative to the other of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region, andwherein the area of maximum coefficient of restitution is disposed within a zone on the face insert and the maximum coefficient of restitution is closer to the geometric face center as compared with a club without a slot, and wherein ball speed after impact is increased when the face is impacted in an area from the geometric face center toward the slot and wherein the slot increases the speed at which a golf ball rebounds from the face insert of the club head as compared with a club head without a slot.
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Abstract
A golf club head is provided having a body and a face insert, with a slot in a perimeter region of the body of the club head adjacent the face insert. The slot increases the flex of the hitting surface on impact with a golf ball, thereby increasing the speed with which the ball rebounds off the hitting face and increases the overall distance the ball is hit. The slot preferably moves the sweet spot of the hitting face a distance X from the face center of the hitting face. The slot may be filled with an elastomeric material.
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1. A golf club head, the club head comprising:
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a hollow body having a perimeter region and a face, the hollow body defining an inner cavity, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution, wherein the hollow body comprises a slot disposed in the perimeter region and forming an opening into the inner cavity of the hollow body, wherein the slot is formed between a portion of a sole of the hollow body and a portion of the perimeter region, wherein one of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region adjacent the slot extends inward and into the inner cavity relative to the other of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region, and wherein the area of maximum coefficient of restitution is disposed within a zone on the face insert and the maximum coefficient of restitution is closer to the geometric face center as compared with a club without a slot, and wherein ball speed after impact is increased when the face is impacted in an area from the geometric face center toward the slot and wherein the slot increases the speed at which a golf ball rebounds from the face insert of the club head as compared with a club head without a slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A golf club head, the club head comprising:
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a hollow body having a perimeter region and a face, the hollow body defining an inner cavity, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution, wherein the hollow body comprises a slot disposed in the perimeter region forming an opening into the inner cavity of the hollow body, wherein the slot is formed between a portion of a sole of the hollow body and a portion of the perimeter region wherein a portion of the body juxtaposed forward of the slot forms a U-shaped channel between the face and the slot, and wherein the area of maximum coefficient of restitution is disposed within a zone on the face insert and the maximum coefficient of restitution is closer to the geometric face center as compared with a club without a slot, and wherein ball speed after impact is increased when the face is impacted in an area from the geometric face center toward the slot and wherein the slot increases the speed at which a golf ball rebounds from the face insert of the club head as compared with a club head without a slot. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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