FAIRWAY WOOD CENTER OF GRAVITY PROJECTION
First Claim
1. A golf club head, comprising:
- a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and
a face positioned at the forward portion of the body;
wherein,the body height is less than about 46 mm,the golf club head has an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18.5 mm, anda center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center the face less than about 30 mm and a coefficient of restitution (COR) at the center of the face of at least 0.82.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Embodiments include club heads for a fairway wood that at least one of a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity, a thin crown and a high coefficient of restitution.
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44 Claims
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1. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body;
wherein,the body height is less than about 46 mm, the golf club head has an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18.5 mm, and a center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center the face less than about 30 mm and a coefficient of restitution (COR) at the center of the face of at least 0.82. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body;
wherein,the body height is less than about 46 mm, the face has a loft angle greater than about 13 degrees, and the golf club head has a center of gravity (CG) projection of less than about 3 mm above a center of the face. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; a face positioned at the forward portion of the body; a channel defined in the sole adjacent the face; and added weight positioned rearward of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body; wherein, the body height is less than about 46 mm, the golf club head has an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18.5 mm, and a center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center the face less than about 30 mm and a coefficient of restitution (COR) at about 2 mm below the center of the face of at least 0.80. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body;
wherein,the maximum above ground height of the body is less than about 46 mm, the face has a loft angle greater than about 16.5 degrees, and the golf club head has a center of gravity (CG) projection that is lower than about 3.5 mm above a center of the face. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body;
wherein,the maximum above ground height of the body is less than about 46 mm, the face has a loft angle greater than about 13 degrees, and the golf club head has a center of gravity (CG) projection that is lower than about 0.5 mm above a center of the face. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A golf club head, comprising:
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a body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion positioned at a top portion, and a skirt portion positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown, the body also having a forward portion and a rearward portion and a maximum above ground height; and a face positioned at the forward portion of the body; wherein, the body height is less than about 46 mm, the golf club head has an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18.5 mm, and a center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center the face less than about 30 mm and a coefficient of restitution (COR) measured at the center of the face of at least 0.81. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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