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US 2006/0234806 A1Published application
Iron-type golf clubs
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsPeter Gilbert, Bruce Pettibone, Michael Burnett
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Abstract
A set of iron-type golf clubs includes long irons with cavity back configurations and short irons with muscle back configurations. The rear face configurations slowly transition from pure cavity back through cavity-muscle backs to pure muscle backs for increased performance continuum for the set. Additional design parameters for the set may also be systematically varied through the set, such as face area, loft angle, offset and location of the center of gravity.
Claims25
A set of iron-type golf clubs comprising:
- at least one cavity back club;
- at least one muscle back club;
- and
- wherein the clubs are made from forged stainless steel and at least one club design parameter is systematically varied through the set, and
- wherein the set comprises at least three clubs, wherein a club head face area (FA) for each club is in accordance with
- FA=α*(0.01*LA+4.71)
- wherein LA is a loft angle measured in degrees, FA is face area measured in in2, and α ranges from about 0.8 to about 1.2.
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A set of iron-type golf clubs comprising:
- at least one cavity back club;
- at least one muscle back club;
- and
- wherein the clubs are made from forged stainless steel and at least one club design parameter is systematically varied through the set, and
- wherein the set comprises at least three clubs, wherein an offset (O) for each club is in accordance with
- O=α*(0.2327*e−00236LA)
- where LA is a loft angle in degrees, O is offset measured in inches, and α ranges from about 0.89 to about 1.11.
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