Golf club head
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsJoseph H. Hoffman, Chris Rollins
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a golf club head that comprises a body. The body comprises a sole portion, a crown portion, a skirt portion, and a face portion, positioned at a forward region of the golf club head, opposite a rearward region of the golf club head, and extending from a toe region to a heel region of the golf club head. At least a portion of the body is made of a titanium alloy. The golf club head also comprises a large weight, coupled to the sole portion of the body and made of a steel alloy. A mass of the large weight is at least 40% of a mass of the portion of the body made of the titanium alloy. A total mass of the large weight and the portion of the body made of the titanium alloy is at least 210 grams.
Claims21
A golf club head, comprising:
- a body, made of a first material having a first material density and comprising a face portion;
- and
- a large weight, attached to the body and made of a second material having a second material density;
- wherein:
- a ratio of the second material density to the first material density is at least 1.70, inclusive;
- the second material of the large weight has a mass that is at least 23%, inclusive, of a mass of the first material of the body;
- at least 60%, inclusive, of a total mass of the large weight is forward of a theoretical forward-rearward midplane of the golf club head that extends parallel to an x-axis of a golf club head origin coordinate system of the golf club head at a midpoint between a forwardmost point of the golf club head and a rearwardmost point of the golf club head;
- the body comprises a weight mating recess, configured to receive at least a portion of the large weight;
- the weight mating recess has a depth that varies in a direction away from the face portion of the body;
- and
- the depth of the weight mating recess is greater proximal the face portion than distal the face portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.