Method and Apparatus for Measuring Face Angle
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsAndrew Goodjohn, James Wenck
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Abstract
A method (250) and apparatus (20) for measuring the face angle of a golf club (300), golf club head (302) or face component (304) of a golf club head is disclosed herein. The method (250) and apparatus (20) use a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24) to determine the face angle. The method (250) and apparatus (20) is utilized with right-handed and left handed golf clubs (300), golf club heads (302) and face components (304). The apparatus (20) generally includes a base assembly (22), a non-contact displacement measuring assembly (24), a shaft center sensor assembly (26), a base plate assembly (28), a lie adjustment assembly (30) and a shaft support assembly (32).
Claims9
A method for measuring the face angle of a golf club, a golf club head or a face component, the method comprising:
- orienting the golf club, the golf club head or the face component on a base plate of an apparatus;
- aligning a face center locating device with a center point of a face of the golf club, golf club head or the face component;
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- determining the face angle of the golf club, golf club head or face component by measuring the distance of a plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices, at least two of the plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices positioned on opposite sides of the face center locating device.
A method for measuring the face angle of a golf club, the method comprising:
- placing a golf club head of the golf club on a base plate of an apparatus;
- placing a shaft of the golf club in a shaft support assembly;
- aligning the shaft with a lie angle of a golf club on a lie scale plate of the apparatus;
- centering the shaft of the golf club within a shaft center sensor assembly of the apparatus;
- aligning a face center locating device with a center point of a face of the golf club;
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- determining the face angle of the golf club by measuring the distance of a plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices, at least two of the plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices positioned on opposite sides of the face center locating device.
A method for measuring the face angle of a golf club head, the method comprising:
- attaching a mandrel to golf club head, the mandrel simulating a shaft for the golf club head;
- placing the golf club head on a smooth surface of a base plate of an apparatus;
- placing the mandrel attached to the golf club in a shaft support assembly;
- aligning the mandrel with a lie angle for the golf club head on a lie scale plate of the apparatus;
- centering the mandrel attached to the golf club head within a shaft center sensor assembly of the apparatus;
- aligning a face center locating device with a center point of a face of the golf club head;
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- determining the face angle of the golf club head by measuring the distance of a plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices, at least two of the plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices positioned on opposite sides of the face center locating device.
A method for measuring the face angle of a face component of a golf club head, the method comprising:
- attaching a mandrel to face component, the mandrel simulating a shaft for the golf club head;
- placing the face component on a smooth surface of a base plate of an apparatus;
- placing the mandrel attached to the face component in a shaft support assembly;
- aligning the mandrel with a lie angle for the golf club head on a lie scale plate of the apparatus;
- centering the mandrel attached to the face component within a shaft center censor assembly of the apparatus;
- aligning a face center locating device with a center point of a face of the golf club head;
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- determining the face angle of the face component by measuring the distance of a plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices, at least two of the plurality of non-contact displacement measuring devices positioned on opposite sides of the face center locating device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.