Golf putter having insert construction with controller compression
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1. A head construction for a golf putter club which comprises;
- a putter head having a cavity extending from a surface for contacting a golf ball into said putter head, said cavity having a back surface remote from said surface for contacting a golf ball,an exposed face plate positioned within said cavity, said face plate having a hardness at least as hard as a golf ball,a flexible layer positioned within said cavity wherein said flexible layer is formed of discrete compressible pieces having a differing cross section through its thicknesssaid flexible layer being in contact with said face plate, andsaid flexible layer having a hardness which is softer than said face plate, andsaid face plate being movable with said cavity.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a golf club head capable of controlling compression of a face plate during ball striking at various club head speeds. Club head designs further result in an increased sweet spot for more consistent ball contact during off center mishits.
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1. A head construction for a golf putter club which comprises;
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a putter head having a cavity extending from a surface for contacting a golf ball into said putter head, said cavity having a back surface remote from said surface for contacting a golf ball, an exposed face plate positioned within said cavity, said face plate having a hardness at least as hard as a golf ball, a flexible layer positioned within said cavity wherein said flexible layer is formed of discrete compressible pieces having a differing cross section through its thickness said flexible layer being in contact with said face plate, and said flexible layer having a hardness which is softer than said face plate, and said face plate being movable with said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 2. The golf head construction of claim I wherein said flexible layer is formed of at least two layers having differing hardness.
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