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US 2016/0236046 A1Published application
Golf club set providing improved distance gapping adjustability
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsJustin M. Girard, Michael Scott Scott, Jason Sulak
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Abstract
A set of golf clubs having a degree of adjustability to provide improved distance gapping across the transition from a curved face golf club head to a flat face golf club head.
Claims20
A set of golf clubs, comprising:
- A) a first curved face adjustable loft hybrid golf club having:
- (I) a first curved face golf club head having:
- (a) a first curved face positioned at a first front portion of the first curved face golf club head where the first curved face golf club head impacts a golf ball, wherein the first curved face has a first design loft of at least 15 degrees and no more than 42.5 degrees, and wherein the first curved face includes a first engineered impact point, and a first rear portion opposite the first curved face;
- (b) a first sole positioned at a first bottom portion of the first curved face golf club head;
- (c) a first crown positioned at a first top portion of the first curved face golf club head;
- (d) a first skirt positioned around a portion of a periphery of the first curved face golf club head between the first sole and the first crown, wherein the first curved face, first sole, first crown, and first skirt define a first outer shell that further defines a first head volume that is at least 40 cubic centimeters and less than 130 cubic centimeters;
- (e) a first hosel with a first bore having a first center that defines a first shaft axis (SA) which intersects with a horizontal ground plane (GP) to define a first origin point, wherein the first bore is located at a first heel side of the first curved face golf club head, and wherein a first toe side of the first curved face golf club head is located opposite of the first heel side;
- (II) a first shaft having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- (III) a first adjustability system including a first shaft sleeve attached to an end of the first shaft that adjustably cooperates with the first hosel of the first curved face golf club head and capable of adjusting the first design loft to a first weak loft, thereby defining a first loft adjustability range, wherein the mass properties of the first curved face golf club head with the first adjustability system installed produce a first center of gravity (CG) and define a first club moment arm;
- (IV) a first grip attached to the first shaft proximal end;
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- (V) wherein the first curved face golf club has a first club length of at least 36 inches and no more than 42 inches;
- B) a first flat face adjustable golf club having:
- (I) a first flat face golf club head having:
- (a) a first flat face positioned at a first flat face front portion of the first flat face golf club head where the first flat face golf club head impacts a golf ball, wherein the first flat face has a first flat face design loft of at least 2 degrees greater than the first design loft, and wherein the first flat face includes a first flat face engineered impact point, and a first flat face rear portion opposite the first flat face;
- (b) a first flat face club head volume that is less than 90 cubic centimeters;
- (c) a first flat face hosel with a first flat face bore having a first flat face center that defines a first flat face shaft axis (SA) which intersects with a horizontal ground plane (GP) to define a first flat face origin point, wherein the first flat face bore is located at a first flat face heel side of the first flat face golf club head, and wherein a first flat face toe side of the first flat face golf club head is located opposite of the first flat face heel side;
- (II) a first flat face shaft having a first flat face proximal end and a first flat face distal end;
- (III) a first flat face adjustability system including a first flat face shaft sleeve attached to an end of the first flat face shaft that adjustably cooperates with the first flat face hosel of the first flat face golf club head and capable of adjusting the first flat face design loft from a first flat face weak loft to a first flat face strong loft, thereby defining a first flat face loft adjustability range, wherein the mass properties of the first flat face golf club head with the first flat face adjustability system installed produce a first flat face center of gravity (CG) and define a first flat face club moment arm;
- (IV) a first flat face grip attached to the first flat face shaft proximal end;
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- (V) wherein the first flat face golf club has a first flat face club length of at least 36 inches and no more than 42 inches;
- C) wherein the first weak loft is no less than 1.5 degrees less than the first flat face design loft.
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A set of golf clubs, comprising:
- A) a first curved face adjustable loft hybrid golf club having:
- (I) a first curved face golf club head having:
- (a) a first curved face positioned at a first front portion of the first curved face golf club head where the first curved face golf club head impacts a golf ball, wherein the first curved face has a first design loft of at least 15 degrees and no more than 42.5 degrees, and wherein the first curved face includes a first engineered impact point, and a first rear portion opposite the first curved face;
- (b) a first sole positioned at a first bottom portion of the first curved face golf club head;
- (c) a first crown positioned at a first top portion of the first curved face golf club head;
- (d) a first skirt positioned around a portion of a periphery of the first curved face golf club head between the first sole and the first crown, wherein the first curved face, first sole, first crown, and first skirt define a first outer shell that further defines a first head volume that is at least 40 cubic centimeters and less than 130 cubic centimeters;
- (e) a first hosel with a first bore having a first center that defines a first shaft axis (SA) which intersects with a horizontal ground plane (GP) to define a first origin point, wherein the first bore is located at a first heel side of the first curved face golf club head, and wherein a first toe side of the first curved face golf club head is located opposite of the first heel side;
- (II) a first shaft having a first proximal end and a first distal end;
- (III) a first adjustability system including a first shaft sleeve attached to an end of the first shaft that adjustably cooperates with the first hosel of the first curved face golf club head and capable of adjusting the first design loft to a first weak loft, thereby defining a first loft adjustability range, wherein the mass properties of the first curved face golf club head with the first adjustability system installed produce a first center of gravity (CG) and define a first club moment arm that is 0.7-0.9 inches, and a first curved face golf club head moment of inertia around an axis through the CG, parallel to a Y-axis;
- (IV) a first grip attached to the first shaft proximal end;
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- (V) wherein the first curved face golf club has a first club length of at least 36 inches and no more than 42 inches;
- B) a first flat face adjustable golf club having:
- (I) a first flat face golf club head having:
- (a) a first flat face positioned at a first flat face front portion of the first flat face golf club head where the first flat face golf club head impacts a golf ball, wherein the first flat face has a first flat face design loft of at least 2 degrees greater than the first design loft, and wherein the first flat face includes a first flat face engineered impact point, and a first flat face rear portion opposite the first flat face;
- (b) a first flat face club head volume that is less than 90 cubic centimeters;
- (c) a first flat face hosel with a first flat face bore having a first flat face center that defines a first flat face shaft axis (SA) which intersects with a horizontal ground plane (GP) to define a first flat face origin point, wherein the first flat face bore is located at a first flat face heel side of the first flat face golf club head, and wherein a first flat face toe side of the first flat face golf club head is located opposite of the first flat face heel side;
- (II) a first flat face shaft having a first flat face proximal end and a first flat face distal end;
- (III) a first flat face adjustability system including a first flat face shaft sleeve attached to an end of the first flat face shaft that adjustably cooperates with the first flat face hosel of the first flat face golf club head and capable of adjusting the first flat face design loft from a first flat face weak loft to a first flat face strong loft, thereby defining a first flat face loft adjustability range, wherein the mass properties of the first flat face golf club head with the first flat face adjustability system installed produce a first flat face center of gravity (CG) and define a first flat face club moment arm and a first flat face golf club head moment of inertia around an axis through the CG, parallel to a Y-axis;
- (IV) a first flat face grip attached to the first flat face shaft proximal end;
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- (V) wherein the first flat face golf club has a first flat face club length of at least 36 inches and no more than 42 inches;
- C) wherein the first flat face strong loft is equal to, or less than, the first weak loft, and the first curved face golf club head moment of inertia around an axis through the CG, parallel to a Y-axis, is within 15 percent of the first flat face golf club head moment of inertia around an axis through the CG, parallel to a Y-axis.
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