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US 2025/0018258 A1Published application
Golf club head having deflection features and related methods
OwnerEric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke +4inventors
InventorsEric J. Morales, Ryan M. Stokke, David L. Petersen, Eric V. Cole, Cory S. Bacon, Les J. Bryant
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Abstract
Described herein is a golf club head comprising a deflection feature to increase ball speed and launch distance, while producing desirable acoustics and optimized mass distribution. The deflection feature can include any one of or any combination of an insert comprising a gap, an insert comprising voids, a thin uniform sole, a cutout in the top rail, optimized face material, a thin sole, a reinforcement device, or a multi material weight.
Claims12
A golf club head, comprising;
- a club head body comprising a front end, a rear end, a toe end, a top rail, and a sole;
- a face element comprising a face surface located at the front end and a rear surface located at the rear end and opposite to the face surface;
- a cavity formed by a rear end interior wall, a sole interior surface, and a face interior surface;
- a first deflection feature positioned within the cavity comprising an insert with an insert first surface and an insert second surface offset from the insert first surface by a step creating a gap with the face interior surface;
- a second deflection feature comprising a cutout in the top rail adjacent to the rear surface;
- a dual density weight positioned in the rear end of the golf club head comprising a base portion and a shell portion wherein the shell portion surrounds an exterior portion of the base portion to directly come in contact with the golf club head;
- wherein the base portion comprises a first surface exposed to an exterior of the golf club head and a second surface opposite the first surface.
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