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US 2022/0176211 A1Published application
Golf club
AssigneeTaylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
InventorsMark Vincent Greaney, Andrew Andrew Kickertz, Todd P. Beach, Craig Richard Slyfield
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown, a sole, a face, and a primary alignment feature hard tooled into the golf club head. In some embodiments the golf club has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face. The primary alignment feature is hard tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body.
Claims20
-20. (canceled)
A golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face,
- wherein the golf club body has a volume between about 350 cm3 and about 500 cm3,
- wherein at least one of the sole or the crown is at least in part a non-metal material,
- wherein the golf club head has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face,
- wherein the primary alignment feature is hard tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body,
- wherein the face is bonded to the golf club body and the golf club body is painted prior to bonding the face to the golf club body, and
- wherein the primary alignment feature has:
- a Sight Adjusted Perceived Face Angle (SAPFA) of from about −2 to about 10 degrees;
- and
- a Radius of Curvature (circle fit) of from about 300 to about 1000 mm;
- wherein the face is at least in part a composite material;
- wherein the golf club head has a center of gravity;
- wherein the golf club head has a z-axis moment of inertia (Izz) between 400 kg·mm2 and 600 kg·mm2;
- and
- wherein the golf club head has an x-axis moment of inertia (Ixx) of between 280 kg·mm2 and 420 kg·mm2.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face,
- wherein the golf club body has a volume between about 370 cm3 and about 500 cm3,
- wherein at least one of the sole or the crown is at least in part a composite material,
- wherein the golf club head has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the golf club body having an area of contrasting shade or color with a shade or color of the face,
- wherein the primary alignment feature is tooled into the golf club head with the face of the golf club body,
- wherein the face of the golf club body comprises a composite face insert and the golf club body comprises a recessed face opening configured to receive the composite face insert,
- wherein a portion of an internal hosel surface intrudes into the recessed face opening,
- wherein the composite face insert comprises a corresponding geometry to receive the internal hosel surface, and
- wherein the corresponding geometry of the composite face insert comprises a thinned portion proximate to the heel portion of the composite face;
- wherein the golf club head has a center of gravity;
- wherein the golf club head has a z-axis moment of inertia (Izz) between 400 kg·mm2 and 600 kg·mm2;
- and
- wherein the golf club head has an x-axis moment of inertia (Ixx) of between 280 kg·mm2 and 420 kg·mm2.
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A golf club head comprising:
- a golf club body having a face, a crown and a sole together defining an interior cavity, the golf club body including a heel and a toe portion and having an x, y and z axes which are orthogonal to each other having their origin at USGA center face,
- wherein the golf club body has a volume between about 370 cm3 and about 500 cm3,
- wherein the golf club body has a body height defined from a bottom most portion of the golf club body to a top most portion of the crown of no less than 48 mm,
- wherein the golf club body has a body length defined from a leading edge of the golf club body to a rearward most portion of the golf club head of no less than 98 mm,
- wherein the face and the crown are at least in part a composite material,
- wherein the golf club head has a primary alignment feature comprising a line delineating a transition between at least a portion of the crown and at least a portion of the face,
- wherein the golf club head has an adjustable shaft connection sleeve,
- wherein the golf club head has a center-face y-axis location (CFY) of no more than 18 mm,
- wherein the golf club head has face progression of no more than 20 mm, and
- wherein the golf club head has a loft no more than 16 degrees
- wherein the golf club head has a center of gravity;
- wherein the golf club head has a z-axis moment of inertia (Izz) between 400 kg·mm2 and 600 kg·mm2;
- and
- wherein the golf club head has an x-axis moment of inertia (Ixx) of between 280 kg·mm2 and 420 kg·mm2.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.