Hollow wood-type golf club with vibration dampening

A method of fabricating a vibration-dampened "wood"-type golf club, comprising:

• providing a hollow "wood"-type shell club head having a hosel with a hosel opening defined therein, the shell club head defining a wall defining a ball striking face and an interior hollow cavity, the hosel opening in communication with the cavity, the shell club head including an interior shell surface defining the cavity, the interior shell surface including an interior surface on said wall defining the ball striking face;
• dispensing a quantity of elastomer material in a liquid, uncured state into the cavity and causing the liquid material to coat substantially the entire area of the inner shell surface;
• allowing the elastomer material to cure to a solid state to define a thin layer of solid elastomer adhered to substantially the entire inner surface of the shell including said interior surface on said wall, thereby providing a vibration-dampening function;
• and
• attaching a club shaft to the hosel.

A method of fabricating a vibration-dampened "wood"-type golf club, comprising:

• providing a hollow "wood"-type shell club head having a hosel with a hosel opening defined therein, the shell club head defining an interior hollow cavity, the hosel opening in communication with the cavity, the shell club head including an interior shell surface defining the cavity;
• dispensing a quantity of elastomer material in a liquid, uncured state into the cavity through the hosel opening and causing the liquid material to coat substantially the entire area of the inner shell surface;
• removing excess liquid elastomer from the cavity;
• allowing the elastomer material to cure to a solid state to define a thin layer of solid elastomer adhered to substantially the entire inner surface of the shell, thereby providing a vibration-dampening function;
• and
• attaching a club shaft to the hosel.

A method of fabricating a vibration-dampened "wood"-type golf club, comprising:

• providing a hollow "wood"-type shell club head having a hosel with a hosel opening defined therein, the shell club head defining an interior hollow cavity, the hosel opening in communication with the cavity, the shell club head including an interior shell surface defining the cavity;
• dispensing a quantity of elastomer material in a liquid, uncured state into the cavity through the hosel opening and causing the liquid material to coat substantially the entire area of the inner shell surface;
• weighing the club head after dispensing the liquid elastomer into the cavity;
• dispensing an additional quantity of said liquid elastomer into the cavity through the hosel opening to bring the club head weight up to a predetermined nominal club weight;
• allowing the elastomer material to cure to a solid state to define a thin layer of solid elastomer adhered to substantially the entire inner surface of the shell, thereby providing a vibration-dampening function;
• and
• attaching a club shaft to the hosel.

A method of fabricating a vibration-dampened "wood"-type golf club, comprising:

• providing a hollow "wood"-type shell club head having a hosel with a hosel opening defined therein, the shell club head defining a wall defining a ball striking face and an interior hollow cavity, the hosel opening in communication with the cavity, the shell club head including an interior shell surface defining the cavity, the interior shell surface including an interior surface on said wall defining the ball striking face;
• dispensing a quantity of elastic material in a liquid, uncured state into the cavity and causing the liquid material to coat substantially the entire area of the inner shell surface;
• allowing the elastic material to harden to a solid state to define a thin layer of solid elastic material adhered to substantially the entire inner surface of the shell including said interior surface on said wall, thereby providing a vibration-dampening function;
• and
• attaching a club shaft to the hosel.