Golf club head with gasket
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorLuke Williams
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Abstract
A method for fitting a golf club head to a golfer is disclosed herein. The method includes determining an optimized face angle for a golfer. The golf club (40) has a club head (42) with a face component (60), an aft body (61) and a gasket (300). The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is preferably composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64) and optionally a ribbon section (90). The gasket (300) controls the face angle of the club head (42). The width of the gasket (300) varies to provide an open face angle club head, a closed face angle club head, or a neutral face angle club head (42).
Claims15
A method for fitting a golf club head to a golfer, the method comprising:
- determining an optimized face angle for a golfer;
- selecting a face component for the optimized face angle for the golfer, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion;
- selecting an aft-body for the optimized face angle for the golfer, the aft-body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion and a ribbon portion;
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- positioning a gasket in a gap between the face component and the aft-body, the gasket having a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, the second width greater than the first width, wherein the second portion adjusts a face angle of the golf club head to the optimized face angle for the golfer, wherein the face angle is between an amount of greater than zero degrees to less than six degrees.
A method for fitting a golf club head to a golfer, the method comprising:
- determining an optimized face angle for a golfer;
- selecting a face component for the optimized face angle for the golfer, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the face component selected from a plurality of face components, each of the plurality of face components having a different loft angle;
- selecting an aft-body for the optimized face angle for the golfer, the aft-body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion and a ribbon portion, the aft-body selected from a plurality of aft-bodies, each of the plurality of aft-bodies having a different mass distribution;
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- positioning a gasket in a gap between the face component and the aft-body, the gasket having a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, the second width greater than the first width, wherein the second portion adjusts a face angle of the golf club head to the optimized face angle for the golfer, wherein the face angle is between an amount of greater than zero degrees to less than six degrees.
A method for fitting a golf club head to a golfer, the method comprising:
- determining an optimized face angle for a golfer;
- positioning a gasket in a gap between a face component and an aft-body, the gasket having a first portion with a first width and a second portion with a second width, the second width greater than the first width, wherein the second portion adjusts a face angle of the golf club head to the optimized face angle for the golfer, wherein the face angle is between an amount of greater than zero degrees to less than six degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.