Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
AssigneeParsons Xtreme Golf, LLC
InventorsBradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
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Abstract
Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a body portion of a golf club head may include a front portion. A face portion may be coupled to the front portion. The face portion may include a central strike portion and a perimeter. A plurality of projections may extend from the face portion to provide a ball striking surface for impacting a golf ball. The plurality of projections may be aligned in one or more directions across the face portion and may progressively increase in size in any direction from the central strike portion to the perimeter of the face portion. Other examples and examples may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion including a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
- a face portion located at the front portion, the face portion comprising:
- a perimeter defined by a toe edge, a heel edge, a top edge, and a sole edge;
- a central strike portion located inside the perimeter and including a geometric center of the face portion;
- a plurality of grooves including:
- a first plurality of grooves spaced across at least a portion of the face portion;
- and
- a second plurality of grooves spaced across at least a portion of the face portion and extending in a different direction than the first plurality of grooves;
- and
- a plurality of projections defined by portions of the face portion between the plurality of grooves,
- wherein the grooves of the first and second plurality of grooves have the same or substantially the same width and depth,
- wherein the grooves of the first plurality of grooves are increasingly spaced apart in a first direction from the central strike portion toward the toe edge and a second direction from the central strike portion toward the heel edge;
- wherein the grooves of the second plurality of grooves are increasingly spaced apart in the first direction and the second direction, and
- wherein the plurality of projections become increasingly larger in a first outward direction from the central strike portion toward the toe edge, a second outward direction from the central strike portion toward the heel edge, a third outward direction from the central strike portion toward the top edge, and a fourth outward direction from the central strike portion toward the sole edge.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion including a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
- a face portion located at the front portion, the face portion comprising:
- a perimeter defined by a toe edge, a heel edge, a top edge, and a sole edge;
- a central strike portion located inside the perimeter and including a geometric center of the face portion;
- a vertical centerline axis extending between the top edge and the sole edge and passing through the geometric center;
- a plurality of grooves including:
- a first plurality of grooves spaced across at least a portion of the face portion and extending in a first diagonal direction;
- and
- a second plurality of grooves spaced across at least a portion of the face portion and extending in a second diagonal direction that is transverse to the first diagonal direction;
- and
- a plurality of projections defined by portions of the face portion between the plurality of grooves,
- wherein the grooves of the first and second plurality of grooves have the same or substantially the same width and depth,
- wherein the grooves of the first plurality of grooves are increasingly spaced apart in a first direction from the vertical centerline axis toward the toe edge and a second direction from the vertical centerline axis toward the heel edge;
- wherein the grooves of the second plurality of grooves are increasingly spaced apart in the first direction and the second direction, and
- wherein the plurality of projections become increasingly larger in a first outward direction from the central strike portion toward the toe edge, a second outward direction from central strike portion toward the heel edge, a third outward direction from the central strike portion toward the top edge, and a fourth outward direction from central strike portion toward the sole edge.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body portion including a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
- a face portion located at the front portion, the face portion comprising:
- a perimeter defined by a toe edge, a heel edge, a top edge, and a sole edge;
- a central strike portion located inside the perimeter and including a geometric center of the face portion;
- a plurality of grooves arranged in a crisscross pattern across at least a portion of the face portion including the central strike portion;
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- a plurality of projections defined by portions of the face portion between the plurality of grooves, the plurality of projections including a smallest projection of the plurality of projections and a remainder of the plurality of projections that are larger than the smallest projection,
- wherein the grooves of the plurality of grooves have the same or substantially the same width and depth,
- wherein the smallest projection of the plurality of projections is located at or proximate the geometric center of the face portion,
- wherein the remainder of the plurality of projections become increasingly larger moving outwardly from the smallest projection of the plurality of projections toward the toe edge,
- wherein the remainder of the plurality of projections become increasingly larger moving outwardly from the smallest projection of the plurality of projections toward the heel edge,
- wherein the remainder of the plurality of projections become increasingly larger moving outwardly from the smallest projection of the plurality of projections toward the top edge, and
- wherein the remainder of the plurality of projections become increasingly larger moving outwardly from the smallest projection of the plurality of projections toward the sole edge.
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