IP Library Granted Patent US 7,377,862
Granted Patent B2
US 7,377,862 · App. 11/868,857 · Granted May 27, 2008

Method for fitting a golf club

Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
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Patent No.
US 7,377,862
App. No.
11/868,857
Granted
May 27, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The golf club head ( 20 ) of the present invention allows for the face angle, lie angle, loft angle and shaft diameter of the golf club to be customized to a golfer. The golf club head ( 20 ) of the present invention is able to accomplish this by providing a major body ( 22 ) and a minor body ( 23 ) having a crown section ( 24 ) and hosel section ( 25 ). The minor bodies ( 23 ) have different hosel section ( 25 ) orientations thereby allowing for different face angles, loft angle, lie angles and shaft diameters of the golf club ( 19 ).

Claims (19)

1. A method for fitting a golf club to a golfer's swing parameters, the method comprising:

determining the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle of a golf club;

providing a major body of a golf club head comprising a sole section with a hosel insertion hole, a striking plate section and a ribbon;

selecting a minor body of a golf club head from a plurality of minor bodies, each of the minor bodies comprising a crown section and a hosel section, the hosel section of each of the plurality of minor bodies having a different orientation relative to the crown section, the hosel section oriented relative to the crown section to determine the loft angle, the lie angle and the face angle of the golf club head, the selected minor body corresponding to the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle of a golf club;

attaching the minor body to the major body to form a substantially hollow golf club head wherein a tip end of said hosel section is inserted into said hosel insertion hole of said sole section; and

attaching a shaft to the golf club head to form a golf club with the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the major body is composed of a metal material and the minor body is composed of a non-metal material.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the crown section has an exterior surface and an interior surface, and the hosel section extends downward from the interior surface of the crown section.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the crown section has a thickness ranging from 0.020 inch to 0.150 inch.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the minor body is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, plies of pre-preg, polyurethane, polyamide, ionomer and polybutadiene.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the major body is composed of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloy, steel, steel alloys, magnesium, magnesium alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the major body has a mass ranging from 100 grams to 200 grams, and the minor body has a mass ranging from 20 grams to 100 grams.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 500 cubic centimeters.

9. A method for fitting a golf club to a golfer's swing parameters, the method comprising:

determining the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle of a golf club;

providing a major body of a golf club head comprising a sole section with a hosel insertion hole, a striking plate section and a ribbon, the major body composed of a metal material, the major body having a plurality of apertures with threaded bores;

selecting a minor body of a golf club head from a plurality of minor bodies, each of the minor bodies comprising a crown section with a thickness ranging from 0.020 inch to 0.150 inch, a hosel section and a plurality of tabs extending downward, each of the plurality of tabs having a threaded bore and aligned with an aperture of the plurality of apertures of the major body, the hosel section of each of the plurality of minor bodies having a different orientation relative to the crown section, the hosel section oriented relative to the crown section to determine the loft angle, the lie angle and the face angle of the golf club head, the selected minor body corresponding to the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle of a golf club;

attaching the minor body to the major body to form a substantially hollow golf club head wherein a tip end of said hosel section is inserted into said hosel insertion hole of said sole section; and

attaching a shaft to the golf club head to form a golf club with the golfer's optimum loft angle, lie angle and face angle.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 063665/0176 Recorded Jun 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY (F/K/A TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.); TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
Reel/Frame 075834/0150 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063692/0009 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 16, 2023
From: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (FORMERLY CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TOPGOLF INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC; WORLD GOLF TOUR, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063665/0176 →
RELEASE (REEL 048172 / FRAME 0001) Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TOPGOLF CALLAWAY BRANDS CORP. (F/K/A CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY); OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 063622/0187 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY; TRAVISMATHEW, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 048110/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 4, 2019
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 048172/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2018
From: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF SALES COMPANY; CALLAWAY GOLF BALL OPERATIONS, INC.; OGIO INTERNATIONAL, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERACTIVE, INC.; CALLAWAY GOLF INTERNATIONAL SALES COMPANY
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 045350/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2007
From: GALLOWAY, J. ANDREW
To: CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
Reel/Frame 019931/0408 →
Continuity (2)
Division 1071111200 · Aug 24, 2004
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