Support structures for golf club heads and methods of manufacturing improved support structures

A method for manufacturing a component for a golf club head, the method comprising:

• forming a green part for the component of the golf club head by depositing liquid binder on a plurality of layers of a powdered material spread across a binder jet machine to bond adjacent particles of the powdered material together;
• and
• sintering the green part to create a final part for the component, wherein the final part comprises a plurality of support members, each support member comprising an equivalent diameter and a spline;
• wherein the equivalent diameter DE of a cross section taken at any point along the spline is calculated using a formula DE=(4*A/pi){circumflex over ( )}(½), wherein A is an area of a cross-section of the support member;
• wherein the equivalent diameter is greater than 0.010 inch and less than 1.000 inch and changes continuously along a length of the spline.

A method for manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:

• forming a green part for the golf club head by depositing liquid binder on a plurality of layers of a powdered material spread across a binder jet machine to bond adjacent particles of the powdered material together;
• and
• sintering the green part to create a final part for the golf club head, wherein the final part comprises a plurality of support members, each support member comprising an equivalent diameter and a spline;
• wherein the equivalent diameter DE of a cross section taken at any point along the spline is calculated using a formula DE=(4*A/pi){circumflex over ( )}(½), wherein A is an area of a cross-section of the support member;
• wherein the equivalent diameter is greater than 0.010 inch and less than 1.000 inch and changes continuously along a length of the spline.