Golf club head with grooves and method of manufacture
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJohn A Solheim
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf clubs with grooves and methods of manufacture thereof are described herein. In one embodiment of a golf club described herein, the golf club has a head with a body. The body has a strike face with channels and at least one insert located within at least one of the channels. At least one of the channels comprises a single groove, and the insert forms at least a portion of the single groove. At least one of the channels comprises an opening on the strike face that is narrower than a bottom of the at least one of the channels. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
Claims16
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a strike face with a plurality of channels;
- wherein the strike face comprises a first material;
- wherein the channels are formed within the first material such that each channel is separated from other channels by the first material;
- wherein each channel of the plurality of channels is symmetrical about a first axis;
- wherein the first axis is substantially perpendicular to a width of the first channel;
- and
- at least one insert located entirely within at least one of the channels;
- wherein:
- the at least one of the channels comprises a single groove;
- the at least one insert forms at least a portion of the single groove;
- the single groove is symmetrical about the first axis;
- wherein the single groove comprises walls that are made from the at least one insert;
- the at least one insert comprises convex walls on both sides of the first axis, when viewed as a cross-section;
- and
- the single groove has a substantially constant volume across a length of the single groove.
A golf club head comprising:
- a body having a strike face with a plurality of channels;
- wherein the strike face comprises a first material;
- wherein the channels are formed within the first material such that each channel is separated from other channels by the first material;
- and
- at least one insert located within at least one of the channels;
- wherein:
- the at least one of the channels comprises a single groove;
- the at least one insert forms at least a portion of the single groove;
- a radius of each exterior edge of the single groove is partially formed by the at least one insert and is also partially formed by the strike face;
- the at least one insert comprises an upper portion and a lower portion;
- wherein the upper portion is nearer an opening of the channel and the lower portion is nearer a bottom of the channel;
- wherein the upper portion comprises a second material and the lower portion comprises a third material;
- and
- wherein the second material is softer than the third material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.