Golf club sole configuration
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsTerrill R. McCabe, Philamon W. Rodgers
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Abstract
A golf club or set of golf clubs include a sole having four surfaces: a bottom crescent surface, a positive bounce surface, a heel surface and a toe surface. The bottom crescent surface has a generally straight back boundary approximate the trailing edge and a curved front boundary. Moreover, the bottom crescent surface is substantially flat with the ground when the club addressed by the player.
Claims10
A golf club having a sole comprising a leading edge, a positive bounce surface substantially adjacent to the leading edge, a trailing edge and a bottom surface that is substantially planar with the ground when addressed by a player and adjacent the trailing edge, the positive bounce surface at approximately the center of the leading edge being between the leading edge and the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is crescent-shaped, has a back border being substantially straight that is substantially adjacent to the trailing edge and a front border extending toward the positive bounce surface of the club.
A golf club having a sole comprising a leading edge, a positive bounce surface substantially adjacent to the leading edge, a trailing edge and a bottom surface that is substantially planar with the ground when addressed by a player and adjacent the trailing edge, the positive bounce surface at approximately the center of the leading edge being between the leading edge and the bottom surface, wherein the positive bounce surface has a convex curvature radius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.