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US 2026/0199743 A1Published application
Golf club
AssigneeAxis1, LLC
InventorLuis Pedraza
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Abstract
A putter has a putter head that comprises a plurality of face inserts on the ball-striking face that help to move the center of gravity toward the ball-striking face and a shaft axis that intersects the center of gravity of the putter head within a predetermined range. In addition, the putter head may include a plurality of sole inserts that are substantially aligned with a shaft axis plane of the putter.
Claims20
A putter comprising:
- a putter head comprising:
- a ball-striking face with a lower edge defining a leading edge of the putter head, and an upper edge of the ball-striking face opposite the lower edge;
- wherein the ball-striking face includes a toe face insert and a heel face insert;
- wherein the toe face insert includes a first exposed surface on the ball-striking face, and wherein the toe face insert is located on a toe portion of the putter head;
- wherein the heel face insert includes a second exposed surface on the ball-striking face, and wherein the heel face insert is located on a heel portion of the putter head;
- a sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge with a trailing edge opposite the leading edge;
- wherein a first combined mass of the toe face insert and the heel face insert is within a range of 20 percent and 45 percent of an overall mass of the putter head;
- and
- a shaft connected to the putter head, wherein the shaft defines a shaft axis, and the shaft axis is located within a range of 0.4 cm and 1.30 cm rearward of the leading edge of the putter head;
- and
- wherein a center of gravity of the putter head is within a range of +/−5 mm in a front-to rear direction of a shaft axis plane.
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A putter comprising:
- a putter head comprising:
- a ball-striking face with a lower edge defining a leading edge of the putter head;
- wherein the ball-striking face includes a toe face insert and a heel face insert;
- wherein the toe face insert comprises a tungsten alloy and has a first mass, and wherein the toe face insert is located on a toe portion of the putter head;
- wherein the heel face insert comprises a tungsten alloy and has a second mass, and wherein the heel face insert is located on a heel portion of the putter head;
- a sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge with a trailing edge opposite the leading edge;
- a toe sole insert located on the sole surface and removably connected to the putter head, wherein the toe sole insert has a third mass;
- and
- a heel sole insert located on the sole surface and removably connected to the putter head, wherein the heel sole insert has a fourth mass;
- wherein the first mass and the second mass are greater than the third mass and the fourth mass;
- a shaft connected to the putter head, wherein the shaft defines a shaft axis, wherein the shaft axis is substantially vertically oriented when viewed from a toe side of the putter head and the shaft axis is located within a range of 0.4 cm and 1.3 cm rearward of a center of the leading edge of the putter head;
- wherein a first combined mass of the toe face insert, the heel face insert, the toe sole insert, and the heel sole insert is within a range of 25 percent and 50 percent of an overall mass of the putter head;
- wherein a center of the toe sole insert and a center of the heel sole insert are located within a range of +/−5 mm in a front-to rear direction of a shaft axis plane;
- and
- wherein a center of gravity of the putter head is within a range of +/−5 mm in the front-to rear direction of the shaft axis plane.
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A putter comprising:
- a putter head comprising:
- a ball-striking face with a lower edge defining a leading edge of the putter head;
- a forward toe insert and a forward heel insert;
- wherein the forward toe insert includes a first exposed surface, and wherein the forward toe insert is located on a toe portion of the putter head;
- wherein the forward heel insert includes a second exposed surface, and wherein the forward heel insert is located on a heel portion of the putter head;
- a sole surface extending rearward from the leading edge with a trailing edge opposite the leading edge;
- wherein a first combined mass of the forward toe insert and the forward heel insert is within a range of 20 percent and 45 percent of an overall mass of the putter head;
- and
- a shaft connected to the putter head, wherein the shaft defines a shaft axis, and the shaft axis is located within a range of 0.4 cm and 1.30 cm rearward of the leading edge of the putter head;
- and
- wherein a center of gravity of the putter head is within a range of +/−5 mm in a front-to rear direction of a shaft axis plane.
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