Cavity back golf club head
A golf club head having a cavity back design with a cavity therein for placement of lightweight dual-durometer silicone. The club head is prepared by brushing an adhesive onto the interior wall, but omitting a pre-selected area of the wall to allow silicone to shrink away at the omitted area to allow for control of the shrinkage. A first shot of 80 Shore A silicone is placed into the cavity and disposed against the interior wall. Next, a softer 50 Shore A silicone is juxtaposed against the first shot of silicone and it is pressed using a hot mold finishing tool wherein a substantial portion of the cavity is filled. A polycarbonate insert is attached to an outer surface of the second silicone to provide a zero gap appearance. A tan delta ratio of the first silicone to the second silicone is greater than 1.6. A storage modulus of the first silicone is at least three times greater than the second silicone. And, a loss modulus of the first silicone is at least ten times the second silicone.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body;
a cavity defined by an interior surface of the body;
a first silicone having a first hardness and disposed contiguously against a substantial portion of a front interior surface therein partially filling the cavity;
a no-adhesive zone created on a lower front portion of the front interior surface to confine shrinkage of the first silicone to that zone;
a second silicone having a second hardness of at least 20 Shore A points lower than the first silicone and juxtaposed against an outer surface of the first silicone therein filling the cavity, and
a polycarbonate insert attached to an outer surface of the second silicone to provide a zero gap appearance.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the first silicone has a Shore A hardness of about 70 to 80 and the second silicone material has a Shore A hardness of about 40 to 50.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate insert is attached by a tongue and groove fit and held by a glue adhesive.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a medallion affixed to the polycarbonate insert.
5. The golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the medallion is affixed by tape and glue.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the tan delta ratio of the first silicone to the second silicone is greater than 1.6.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the storage modulus of the first silicone is at least three times greater than the second silicone.
8. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the loss modulus of the first silicone is at least ten times the second silicone.
9. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the body portion is constructed from type 431 Stainless Steel having a density of about 7.75 grams per cc.
10. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the silicone materials have a density no greater than 1.2 grams per cc.
11. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the volume of silicone is at least 33 percent of the club head volume.
12. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the club head is cast.
13. A golf club head comprising:
a body;
a cavity defined by an interior surface of the body;
a first silicone having a first hardness and disposed contiguously against a substantial portion of a front interior surface therein partially filling the cavity;
a second silicone having a second hardness of at least 20 Shore A points lower than the first silicone and juxtaposed against the first silicone therein filling the cavity; and
a no-adhesive zone created on a lower portion of the front interior surface for allowing shrinkage of the first silicone to be confined to that portion of the club head.
14. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein a polycarbonate insert is attached to an outer surface of the second silicone to provide for a zero gap appearance.
15. The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein a medallion is affixed to the polycarbonate insert.
16. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein a tan delta ratio of the first silicone to the second silicone is greater than 1.6.
17. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein the storage modulus of the first silicone is at least three times greater than the second silicone.
18. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein the loss modulus of the first silicone is at least ten times the second silicone.
19. The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein the first silicone has a Shore A hardness of about 80 and the second silicone material has a Shore A hardness of about 50.