Fairway wood-type golf clubs with high moment of inertia
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1. A fairway wood-type golf club, comprising:
- a fairway wood-type golf club head including;
a club head body including a heel portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a rear portion, wherein the sole portion includes a ground-engaging surface, wherein the ground-engaging surface includes a keel formed of a plurality of substantially planar surfaces oriented at transverse angles to each other, wherein all planar surfaces converge at a convergence point located at the sole portion, anda ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body, wherein the ball striking face extends from the toe portion to the heel portion,a hosel member engaged with at least a portion of the club head; and
a shaft member engaged with the hosel member, such that the golf club has a length between 37 and 43 inches,wherein the ball striking face includes a loft angle defined as an angle of the ball striking face in relation to the shaft member, and the loft angle is between 15 and 28 degrees,wherein the club head has a volume of at least 300 cc.
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Abstract
Fairway wood-type golf clubs as described herein may include: (a) a club head with a volume of at least 300 cc; (b) a shaft member attached to the club head, wherein the golf club has a length between 37 and 43 inches; and (c) a grip or handle member attached to the shaft member. The club head may further include: (1) a ball striking face, wherein the ball striking face has a loft angle between 12 and 32 degrees; and (2) a club head body engaged or integrally formed with the ball striking face, with a sole portion that includes a ground-engaging surface.
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1. A fairway wood-type golf club, comprising:
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a fairway wood-type golf club head including; a club head body including a heel portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a rear portion, wherein the sole portion includes a ground-engaging surface, wherein the ground-engaging surface includes a keel formed of a plurality of substantially planar surfaces oriented at transverse angles to each other, wherein all planar surfaces converge at a convergence point located at the sole portion, and a ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body, wherein the ball striking face extends from the toe portion to the heel portion, a hosel member engaged with at least a portion of the club head; and a shaft member engaged with the hosel member, such that the golf club has a length between 37 and 43 inches, wherein the ball striking face includes a loft angle defined as an angle of the ball striking face in relation to the shaft member, and the loft angle is between 15 and 28 degrees, wherein the club head has a volume of at least 300 cc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fairway wood-type golf club, comprising:
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a fairway wood-type golf club head including; a club head body including a heel portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion includes a first increased weight zone, and wherein the sole portion includes a ground-engaging surface, wherein the ground-engaging surface includes a keel formed of a plurality of substantially planar surfaces oriented at transverse angles to each other, wherein all planar surfaces converge at a convergence point located at the sole portion, and a ball striking face engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body, wherein the ball striking face is located at a portion of the club head body remote from the first increased weight zone and extends from the toe portion to the heel portion, and wherein the ball striking face has a variable thickness and a loft angle between 15 and 28 degrees, wherein the club head has a moment of inertia Izz of at least 4500 g-cm2;
wherein the club head has a volume of at least 400 cc;
wherein the club head has an overall length dimension of at least 4.5 inches; and
wherein the club head has a ratio of the overall length dimension to an overall breadth dimension of at least 0.94; anda shaft member engaged with the club head, wherein the golf club has a club length between 37 and 43 inches. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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