Heads for golf clubs
OwnerRonnie S. Pritchettinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a golf clubhead having a striking face that comprises at least two different materials so that a golf ball striking either material will give forth a different sound and feel such that the players will know when they have addressed the ball properly. In another embodiment of the invention, the striking face is divided into three portions called the toe, center and heel moving horizontally across the face wherein the center portion consists of a material that is of a different hardness than the material used in the toe and heel portions.
Claims8
A solid wood golf clubhead comprising a striking head and a shank portion for attachment to a shaft, said striking head including a striking face having at least three striking portions of different hardnesses;
- said striking portions consisting of a toe portion, a center portion and a heel portion, said toe and heel portions comprising a metallic material, and said center portion comprising a non-metallic material having a lesser degree of hardness than said metallic toe and heel portions.
In a solid wooden golf clubhead having a striking face, the improvement comprising said striking face having at least three striking portions of different hardnesses;
- said striking portions consisting of a toe portion, a center portion and a heel portion;
- said center portion being non-metallic;
- and said toe and heel portions being metallic;
- wherein each portion gives off a different sound and feel upon impact with a golf ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.