Golf club head with adjustable weighting
A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion further comprising;
a striking face, defining a striking face plane, having a lower edge;
a sole extending rearward from said lower edge; and
a back portion positioned rearward of said striking face and coupled to a rearward portion of said sole,
a rear cavity formed near said sole of said body portion; and
a weight assembly further comprising;
a cover adapted to completely cover said rear cavity further comprising;
an internal heel receptacle,
an internal toe receptacle, and
a through bore, separating said internal heel receptacle and said internal toe receptacle,
a weight adapted to engage at least a portion of at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle, and
a fastener, adapted to engage said through bore to secure said cover to said body portion,
wherein said cover completely conceals said weight from view when said weight is installed within at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle of said cover, when said cover is fully secured to said rear cavity via said fastener, and
wherein said weight assembly is capable of a delta change along a x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 2.5 mm.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a distance d 1 between a center of gravity of said golf club head and a face center is between about 2 mm to about 8 mm.
3. The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein said distance d 1 is between about 3 mm to about 7 mm.
4. The golf club head of claim 3 , wherein said distance d 1 is between about 3 mm to about 6 mm.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said weight assembly is capable of achieving said delta change along said x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 2.0 mm.
6. The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein said weight assembly is capable of achieving said delta change along said x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 1.8 mm.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said fastener moves along a weight axis, and,
wherein said weight axis forms an angle α with said striking face plane of between about −10 degrees to about +10 degrees.
8. The golf club head of claim 7 , wherein said angle α is between about −5 degrees and about +10 degrees.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein said angle α is between about 0 degrees and about +10 degrees.
10. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said weight only partially fills said at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle.
11. The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein said weight occupies a terminal side of at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle.
12. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein a placement of said weight leaves a gap at a proximal side of said at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle.
13. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion further comprising;
a striking face, defining a striking face plane, having a lower edge;
a sole extending rearward from said lower edge; and
a back portion positioned rearward of said striking face and coupled to a rearward portion of said sole,
a rear cavity formed near said sole of said body portion; and
a weight assembly further comprising;
a cover adapted to completely cover said rear cavity further comprising;
an internal heel receptacle,
an internal toe receptacle, and
a through bore, separating said internal heel receptacle and said internal toe receptacle,
a weight adapted to engage at least a portion of at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle, and
a fastener, adapted to engage said through bore to secure said cover to said body portion,
wherein said fastener moves along a weight axis, and
wherein said weight axis forms an angle α with said striking face plane of between about −10 degrees to about +10 degrees.
14. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein said angle α is between about −5 degrees and about +10 degrees.
15. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein said angle α is between about 0 degrees and about +10 degrees.
16. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein said weight assembly is capable of a delta change along a x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 2.5 mm.
17. The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein said weight assembly is capable of achieving said delta change along said x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 2.0 mm.
18. The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein said weight assembly is capable of achieving said delta change along said x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 1.8 mm.
19. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion further comprising;
a striking face, defining a striking face plane, having a lower edge;
a sole extending rearward from said lower edge; and
a back portion positioned rearward of said striking face and coupled to a rearward portion of said sole,
a rear cavity formed near said sole of said body portion; and
a weight assembly further comprising;
a cover adapted to completely cover said rear cavity further comprising;
an internal heel receptacle,
an internal toe receptacle, and
a through bore, separating said internal heel receptacle and said internal toe receptacle,
a weight adapted to engage at least a portion of at least one of said internal heel receptacle or said internal toe receptacle, and
a fastener, adapted to engage said through bore to secure said cover to said body portion,
wherein said weight assembly is capable of a delta change along a x-axis (Δx) of between about 0 mm to about 2.5 mm.