Varied profile alignment aide golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head in which a top surface of the body includes an actual top surface visible profile region and a varied top surface visible profile region is provided. The varied top surface visible profile region may provide a visual impression of a varied profile of the body distinct from an actual profile of the body. The visual impression is oriented in a manner that allows the golfer to address the ball at the heel region of the golf club. The perimeter of the top surface visible profile region may be complementary in shape to the perimeter of the top surface of the body and the varied top surface visible profile region and the actual top surface visible profile region may be distinct in shape, size, color, and/or finish etc. An associated golf club and a method for fitting a golf club are also provided.
1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:
a body;
a top surface of the body housing an actual top surface visible profile region and a varied top surface visible profile region,
wherein the varied top surface visible profile region is configured to provide a visual impression of a varied profile of the body distinct from an actual profile of the body, extends along a front edge and a heel end and is spaced from a rear end of the top surface of the body housing, and a distance from all points along the heel end to a midpoint of the area of the varied profile is less than a distance from each of those points to a midpoint of the area of the actual profile.
2. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region is located at a heel end of the top surface of the body so as to provide a visual impression that a hosel of the body forms the hosel for each of the varied profile of the body and the actual profile of the body.
3. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region has a smaller surface area than the top surface of the body.
4. The wood-type golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region and the actual top surface visible profile region together form an entire top surface of the body.
5. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region and the top surface of the body are distinct in one of shape and coloration.
6. The wood-type golf club head of claim 5 , wherein the varied top surface visible region is lighter in coloration than the actual top surface visible profile region.
7. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region has a glossy finish and the actual top surface visible profile region has a matte finish.
8. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment aide, wherein the alignment aide is housed on the top surface of the body and aligned with a center of a hitting surface housed on a front surface of the body.
9. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment aide housed on the varied top surface visible profile region.
10. The wood-type golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the alignment aide is housed at a midpoint between a varied club head toe end and a varied club head heel end.
11. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising first and second alignment aides, wherein the first alignment aide is housed on the top surface of the body at a midpoint between the toe end and the heel end of the body and the second alignment aide is housed on a varied top surface visible profile alignment region at a point closer to the heel end than the first alignment aide.
12. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the varied top surface visible profile region comprises one of a coating, a film, an adhesive tape, and an appliqué housed on the top surface of the body.
13. The wood-type golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising a shaft coupled to the golf club head.
14. A wood-type golf club comprising:
a body;
a shaft coupled to the body at a hosel; and
a top surface housed on the body and configured to provide a visual impression of the body having a varied profile distinct from an actual profile of the body,
wherein the varied profile extends along a front edge and a heel end and is spaced from a rear end of the top surface of the body housing, and a distance from all points along the heel end to a midpoint of the area of the varied profile is less than a distance from each of those points to a midpoint of the area of the actual profile.