Abstract:
Golf club and golf club head structures include a ball striking face, a frame member and a perimeter stiffening element. The frame member may extend rearwardly from a perimeter of the ball striking face. The perimeter stiffening element may extend along at least a portion of the perimeter of the ball striking face and further may extend from the ball striking face to the frame member. The thickness of the ball striking face may be less than or equal to 2.0 mm. The cross-sectional area of the perimeter stiffening element may be greater than or equal to 10 mm2. The golf club head may be a wood-type club head.
Abstract:
A ball striking device includes a ball striking plate having a front surface configured to strike a ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The ball striking plate has a desired-contact region and a perimeter. One or more spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface and may radiate away from the desired-contact region toward the perimeter. At least one of the spoke-like reinforcement ribs may be located in an upper-toe quadrant or in an upper-heel quadrant of the rear surface. One or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be located on the rear surface. The one or more encircling reinforcement ribs may be at least partially encircling the desired-contact region. A thickened portion of the ball striking plate may be positioned behind the desired-contact region of the ball striking plate. The ball striking device may be a golf club head.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for changing and controlling settings for adjustable golf clubs are described. Such setting adjustment systems may alter one or more of: lie angle, loft angle, face angle, shaft stiffness, shaft kickpoint location, weighting, weight positioning, face flexibility, maximum face flex location, etc. These systems and methods may use various types of information to determine the appropriate settings, such as: ball launch monitor data, swing path data, weather input data, course condition input data for a location of play, course design input data for a location of play, daily course layout input data for a location and a time of play, golfer past performance data (e.g., recent past performance, past performances at the location of play, past performance during an ongoing round of golf (i.e., on earlier played holes), etc.), current adjustable club setting information, and information indicating specific holes to be played.
Abstract:
A head for a ball striking device, such as a golf club head, includes a face member having a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a rear surface opposite the striking surface, a weight member connected to the face member behind the rear surface of the face member, and a resilient member positioned between the weight member and the face member. The resilient member is connected to the rear surface of the face member to connect the weight member to the face member. The resilient member is compressible to permit energy and/or momentum to be transferred between the weight member and the face member through the resilient member during impact, including an off-center impact on the striking surface. Momentum transferred from the weight member to the face member during an off-center impact may reduce energy loss and twisting of the face on impact.
Abstract:
A driver club head can include a front end having a front face, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, a rear end opposite the front end, a crown surface having a front crown end and a rear crown end, and an alignment aid at the crown surface. The front crown end can be closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end can be closer to the rear end than to the front end. The alignment aid can include two or more alignment aid stripes. The two or more alignment aid stripes can include a first alignment aid stripe and a second alignment aid stripe extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A ball striking device (102), such as a golf club head, includes a face(112) having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face. The body (108) has an impact-influencing structure (130) in the form of a channel positioned on at least one surface of the body. A majority of a force generated by impact with a ball is absorbed by the impact-influencing structure, and a majority of a response force generated by the head upon impact with the ball is generated by the impact-influencing structure. The face may have increased stiffness as compared to existing faces, and may include a stiffening structure (150) to create the increased stiffness, such as a porous or cellular stiffening structure.
Abstract:
A golf club head has a body defining a ball striking face (3008). The body further has a first leg (3022) extending away from the ball striking face and a second leg (3024) extending away from the ball striking face wherein a void (3026) is defined between the first leg and the second leg. The body further defines a cover (3004) that extends over the void. The golf club head may further have support structures and adjustable weight members.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a golf club head. The golf club includes an iron, a wood, a wedge, a utility iron, a hybrid iron, a fairway wood and a hybrid. The golf club head includes: a head body (B) consisting of a face (F), a sole (S), and a back (BK) forming a back surface; a hosel (H) and a neck (N) for connecting the head body (B) to a shaft; and section modulus adjusting means for decreasing the cross-sectional surfaces of the hosel (H) and of the neck (N). The golf club head according to the present invention is configured such that the section modulus decreases during the process of transferring the impact applied to the head body (B) to the hosel (H), so as to microscopically improve the function of the golf club head as an elastic body, thus enabling the golf club head to absorb impacts as if a microscopic spring were interconnected between the head body (B) and the hosel (H), and thus absorbing and dispersing the impact being transferred to the hand of a golfer with the result that golfer's elbow is prevented, and damage to the shoulder joint, damage to the wrist joint, and damage to muscles may be reduced. Since the total weight of the neck (N) or of the hosel (H) decreases, the weight of the head body (B) should be increased so as to meet the prescribed total weight, and accordingly the increased weight of the head body (B) increases driving distance.
Abstract:
Golf clubs according to at least some example aspects of this disclosure may include a golf club head and a shaft configured to engage with the golf club head which includes a grip engaged with the shaft. Further, the golf club may include a monitoring device, which includes a sensor and a transmitter. Additionally, the monitoring device may be configured to determine data related to the characteristics of a golf swing. Further, the monitoring device may be configured to transmit the data related to the characteristics of a golf swing to a remote computer.