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US 2014/0228150 A1Published application
Metal wood club
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorDavid M. Shear
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Abstract
A golf club head is provided having a body and a face, with a slot in a perimeter region of the body of the club head adjacent the face. The slot increases the flex of the hitting surface on impact with a golf ball, thereby increasing the speed with which the ball rebounds off the hitting face and increases the overall distance the ball is hit. The slot preferably moves the sweet spot of the hitting face a distance X from the face center of the hitting face. The slot may be filled with an insert.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body having a perimeter region, a face, and a sole, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution,
- wherein the golf club head body comprises a slot disposed in the sole,
- wherein the face defines a face plane and the slot is disposed less than 30 mm from the face plane,
- wherein the slot has a width greater than 1 mm and a length greater than 15 mm, and
- wherein the slot comprises a center portion and two opposing ends and the opposing ends include expanded slot portions.
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A golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body having a perimeter region, a face, and a sole, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution,
- wherein the golf club head body comprises a slot disposed in the sole,
- wherein the face defines a face plane and the slot is disposed less than 30 mm from the face plane,
- wherein the slot has a width greater than 1 mm and a length greater than 15 mm, and
- wherein the slot comprises a center portion and two opposing ends oriented relative to the center portion so that the slot has a C-shape.
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A golf club head, the club head comprising:
- a golf club head body having a perimeter region, a face, and a sole, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution,
- wherein the golf club head body comprises a slot,
- wherein the face defines a face plane and the slot is disposed less than 30 mm from the face plane,
- wherein the slot is formed between a portion of the sole of the golf club head body and a portion of the perimeter region, wherein one of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region adjacent the slot extends inward and away from an outer surface of the sole relative to the other of the portion of the sole and the portion of the perimeter region, and
- wherein the slot has a width greater than 1 mm and a length greater than 15 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.