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Metal wood club with improved hitting face

  • US 7,207,898 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2004
  • Issued: 04/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a crown forming the upper surface of the golf club head;

    a sole forming the lower surface of the golf club head; and

    a hitting face disposed between the crown and the sole, wherein the hitting face further comprises a face insert welded around a perimeter thereof to the golf club head, wherein the face insert further comprisesa main plate,at least one wing extending from the main platewherein the face insert further comprises;

    a central zone formed in part of a first material, wherein the central zone has a first flexural stiffness; and

    an intermediate zone concentric with the central zone, wherein the intermediate zone is formed from a second material that is different from the first material, wherein the intermediate zone has a second flexural stiffness, and wherein the first flexural stiffness is higher than the second flexural stiffness.

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