Hybrid golf club heads and hybrid golf clubs incorporating the same
OwnerMark Doraninventor
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Abstract
Hybrid golf club heads and hybrid golf clubs are described herein. The hybrid golf club head includes a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end. The hybrid golf club head also includes a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, where the shaft attachment portion defines a shaft axis. The hitting surface is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis. The hybrid golf club head includes a first Length B of the top surface near the shaft attachment portion and a second Length A of the top surface near the toe end, where the ratio of B to A is in a range from about 0.428 to about 0.75.
Claims20
A hybrid golf club head, comprising:
- a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end;
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- a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, the shaft attachment portion defining a shaft axis, the hitting surface being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis,
- wherein the body member comprises a first Length B of the top surface near the shaft attachment portion and a second Length A of the top surface near the toe end, the ratio of B to A in a range from about 0.428 to about 0.75.
A hybrid golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end, and
- a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, the shaft attachment portion defining a shaft axis, wherein a first width of the top surface near the shaft attachment portion ranges from about ¾ inches to about 1½ inches, and a second width of the top surface near the toe end ranges from about 1 inch to about 3½ inches;
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- wherein the hitting surface is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis, further wherein the length (L) of the hitting surface is in a range from about 3 inches to about 5 inches.
A hybrid golf club comprising:
- a shaft;
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- a hybrid golf club head coupled to the shaft, the hybrid golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a hitting surface, a top surface, a toe end, a heel end, and a sole surface extending between the toe end and the heel end;
- and
- a shaft attachment portion extending from the heel end upwardly and rearwardly therefrom away from the toe end, the shaft attachment portion defining a shaft axis, the hitting surface being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft axis,
- wherein the body member comprises a first Length B of the top surface near the shaft attachment portion and a second Length A of the top surface near the toe end, the ratio of B to A in a range from about 0.428 to about 0.75.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.