Golf club head with alignment system
View Patent ↗A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member includes a strike face and a top portion. The second body member is coupled to the first body member and extends away from the first body member in a direction opposite the strike face. At least a top portion of the second body member is camouflaged. A preferred method of camouflage is color differentiation, wherein the second body member is darker than the first body member. Specific color values and club head geometries are also disclosed and claimed. The club head may include a body member and a weight member such as a bar that extends rearward from the body member. A cover may be included to camouflage the weight member. A separate core member and high visibility sight lines may also be provided.
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a body member including a strike face, said body member including a top portion of a first color;
a weight member coupled to and extending rearward of said body member, said weight member including a bar having a slot and a weight permanently contained and variably positioned within said slot; and
a cover member coupled to said weight member, said cover member including a top portion of a second color;
wherein said second color is substantially darker than said first color.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover member covers a majority of a top portion of said weight member.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said body member and said weight member cooperate to define an interior void through the club head.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein:
said body member includes a material having a density of 4 grams per cubic centimeter or less; and
said weight member includes a material having a density of 6 grams per cubic centimeter or more.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein:
said body member includes a material having a first density; and
said weight member includes a material having a second density of at least twice said first density.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein:
said first color has an L* value of approximately 35 to approximately 100; and
said second color has an L* value of approximately 2 to approximately 35.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover is designed to conceal at least a portion of the club head.
8. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the club head has a center of gravity and a moment of inertia measured about a substantially vertical axis passing through said center of gravity when the golf club head is on a substantially horizontal surface, said moment of inertia being approximately 4000 g·cm 2 to approximately 10,000 g·cm 2 .
9. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein said moment of inertia is from approximately 5500 g·cm 2 to 6500 g·cm 2 .
10. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein said center of gravity is located a distance of approximately one inch to approximately five inches back from said strike face.
11. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover member overlies said body member and said weight member.
12. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover member is positioned such that said weight member is blocked from a golfer's view at address.
13. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover member is formed of a light weight plastic, a polymer, a metal, or a composite.
14. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein said cover member has a density of 3 g/cm 3 or less.
15. A golf club head, comprising:
a body member including a strike face, said body member including a top portion of a first color;
a weight member coupled to and extending rearward of said body member; and
a cover member coupled to said weight member, said cover member including a top portion of a second color; wherein:
said second color is substantially darker than said first color; and
said body member and said weight member cooperate to define an interior void through the club head that stretches from a toe end to a heel end of a rear portion of said body member.