Golf club head and golf club
View Patent ↗A golf club head with a hollow portion therein, includes a head main body provided with at least one opening which includes at least a part of a sole portion forming a bottom of the head, a resin member composed of a fiber reinforced resin which is attached to the head main body so as to close the opening, and a reinforcing member across the opening having a specific gravity greater than that of the resin member.
1. A golf club head having a hollow portion therein, including:
a head main body provided with at least one opening which includes at least a part of a sole portion forming a bottom of the head;
a resin member composed of a fiber reinforced resin which is attached to the head main body so as to close the opening; and
a reinforcing member extending across the opening so as to divide it into at least two openings and having a specific gravity greater than that of the resin member,
wherein the reinforcing member has a first portion extending in a front-back direction of the head,
wherein the first portion includes a front portion, a rear portion and a middle portion there between in the front-back direction, and
wherein the middle portion has a thickness greater than those of the front and rear portions.
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein
the resin member and the reinforcing member are overlapped each other.
3. The golf club head according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
the reinforcing member is made of a different material from the head main body.
4. The golf club head according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
the reinforcing member has a center of gravity, and
the center of gravity of the reinforcing member is located in a heel side of the head compared to a center of gravity of the head without the reinforcing member.
5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein
the reinforcing member has a second portion extending from the first portion toward a heel side of the head.
6. The golf club head according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein
the reinforcing member is made of a metallic material.
7. The golf club head according to claim 5 , wherein
the second portion is connected to the middle portion of the first portion.
8. A golf club including a golf club shaft and the golf club head according to claim 1 or 2 .
9. The golf club head according to claim 5 , wherein
the second portion is connected with the first portion so that the configuration of the reinforcing member has a T-shape in a bottom view of the head.
10. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein
the reinforcing member comprises a plurality of the first portion.
11. The golf club head according to claim 5 , wherein
the reinforcing member comprises a plurality of the second portion.