Wood-type golf club head with adjustable sole contour
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsMatthew T. Cackett, D. Clayton Evans, Alan Hocknell
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Abstract
A wood-type golf club head with an adjustable keel zone member is disclosed herein. The golf club head includes a body and an adjustable keel zone member. The body has a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion. The body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end. The sole portion has only a single keel point. The adjustable keel zone member is disposed within a keel zone of the sole and located preferentially with respect to the center of gravity. The keel zone member is capable of adjusting the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
Claims14
A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the sole portion having only a single keel point;
- an adjustable keel zone member disposed on the sole portion of the body, wherein rotation of the adjustable keel zone member adjusts the face angle of the wood-type golf club head, wherein the adjustable keel zone member has a substantially triangular shape with a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, the first edge, the second edge and the third edge each having a length ranging from 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches;
- wherein the wood-type golf club head has a volume ranging from 420 cc to 470 cc and a mass ranging from 180 grams to 215 grams.
A wood-type golf club comprising:
- a golf club head comprising
- a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the sole portion having a single keel point,
- an adjustable keel zone member disposed on the sole portion of the body, wherein rotation of the adjustable keel zone member adjusts the face angle of the wood-type golf club head, wherein the adjustable keel zone member has a substantially triangular shape with a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, the first edge, the second edge and the third edge each having a length ranging from 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches;
- a shaft connected to the golf club head;
- and
- a grip connected to the shaft;
- wherein the adjustable keel zone member allows the wood-type golf club to have an open face angle at address, a closed face angle at address or a neutral face angle at address.
A wood-type golf club head comprising:
- a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the body composed of a titanium alloy material, the body having a volume ranging from 420 cc to 470 cc;
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- an adjustable keel zone member disposed on the sole portion of the body, the adjustable keel zone member having a substantially triangular shape with a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, the first edge, the second edge and the third edge each having a length ranging from 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches, wherein rotation of the keel zone member adjusts the face angle of the wood-type golf club head.
A wood-type golf club comprising:
- a golf club head comprising
- a body having a front portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body also having a heel end, a toe end and an aft end, the body composed of a titanium alloy material, the body having a volume ranging from 420 cc to 470 cc,
- an adjustable keel zone member disposed on the sole portion, the adjustable keel zone member having a substantially triangular shape with a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, the first edge, the second edge and the third edge each having a length ranging from 0.5 inch to 1.5 inches, wherein rotation of the adjustable keel zone member adjusts the face angle of the wood-type golf club head;
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- a shaft connected to the golf club head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.