Golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a strike face, a rear wall behind the strike face, and a perimeter-weighting element at least partially surrounding the rear wall. The club head may further include a preload spacer associated with the rear wall and a resilient component associated with the perimeter-weighting element. The preload spacer engages the resilient component to provide positive reinforcement of the coupling between the resilient component and the perimeter-weighting element.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a strike face;
a rear wall behind the strike face;
a perimeter-weighting element at least partially surrounding the rear wall;
a resilient component associated with the perimeter-weighting element, the resilient component comprising a projection; and
a preload spacer associated with the rear wall, a portion of the preload spacer engaging the projection, at least a portion of the resilient component compressed between the preload spacer and the perimeter-weighting element.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component comprises a durometer hardness of less than about 100 Shore A.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the density of at least a portion of the preload spacer is greater than the density of the resilient component.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, the projection disposed on the top surface.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the preload spacer is a constrained-layer damper.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the preload spacer further includes a flange engaging the projection.