Putter-type golf club head
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMika Becktor, Keith Dolezel, Nick Trahan, Phillip C. Seagram, Brian Herr, Jeff D. Brunski, Adam Sheldon
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Abstract
A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.
Claims6
A putter-type golf club head that, when oriented in a reference position, comprises:
- a striking face;
- a rear portion opposite the striking face;
- a heel;
- a toe;
- a sole portion;
- a top portion including an alignment feature that comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein:
- a beveled step is located between, and vertically offsets, the first portion and the second portion;
- when the putter is viewed from above, the first portion, the second portion, and the beveled step in combination visually depict a square shape;
- when the putter is viewed from above, the rear portion of the putter includes an asymmetrical arcuate shape;
- a width of the club head in a heel-to-toe direction is between 4.0 and 4.5 in.;
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- each side of the square shape is equal to or substantially equal to a diameter of a golf ball in length;
- a center of gravity;
- a virtual vertical axis passing through the center of gravity and perpendicular to a virtual ground plane;
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- a moment of inertia Izz about the virtual vertical axis that is no less than 3500 g*cm2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.