Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads Having Various Front Face Characteristics
OwnerAndrew G.V. Oldknowinventor
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Abstract
A golf club with a golf club head having various front face characteristics is presented. The golf club head may include a front face having one or more regions including texture to aid in movement of the ball, such as from the sand. In some examples, the front face may include a ball striking portion having regions with distinct and different score line arrangements. For instance, one region of the ball striking portion may have score lines that are more widely spaced than another region of the ball striking portion.
Claims39
A golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body having a toe end, a heel end, a top portion, a sole portion and a front face, the front face including a first region near the toe end of the golf club head, a second region extending across a central portion of the front face and providing at least a portion of a ball striking region of the front face, and a third region near the heel end of the golf club head, wherein at least one of the first region and the third region includes a texture different from the second region extending across the front face of the golf club head in the region.
A golf club, comprising:
- a shaft;
- a golf club head body connected to a first end of the shaft, the golf club head body including at least a front face having a ball striking portion, a heel end, a toe end, a sole portion, and a top portion;
- a textured region formed in at least a portion of the front face;
- and
- a plurality of score lines formed in the ball striking portion of the front face.
A golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body including at least a sole portion, a top portion, a heel end, a toe end, and a front face, the front face further including:
- a ball striking portion configured to contact a ball;
- and
- a plurality of score lines formed in the ball striking portion, the score lines having a first spacing arrangement in a first region of the ball striking portion and a second spacing arrangement in a second region of the ball striking portion, wherein the first spacing arrangement is different from the second spacing arrangement.
A golf club, comprising:
- a shaft;
- a golf club head connected to one end of the shaft, the golf club head including a top portion, a sole portion, a toe end, a heel end, and a front face, the front face including a ball striking portion arranged between a first end portion of the front face and a second end portion of the front face;
- a textured portion extending across at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion;
- and
- a plurality of score lines formed in the ball striking portion, the score lines having a first spacing arrangement in an upper region of the ball striking portion and a second spacing arrangement in a lower region of the ball striking portion, the first spacing arrangement being different from the second spacing arrangement.
An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
- a golf club head body including:
- a front face having a ball striking region;
- and
- a textured region on the front face generally adjacent to the ball striking region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.