Golf club and golf club head with a crown recessed feature
View Patent ↗A golf club includes a shaft and a club head. The club head includes a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, and a crown. The crown may include a substantially horizontally-oriented forward crown region extending rearwardly from the ball striking face. The crown further may include a primary recessed feature located rearward of the forward crown region and extending from the heel to the toe of the club head. The recessed feature may have a floor and a front wall extending upward from the floor to the forward crown region. The crown may further include a substantially horizontally-oriented rearward crown region extending forwardly from the rear of the club head. The recessed feature may be located between the forward crown region and the rearward crown region. A back wall of the recessed feature may extend upward from the floor to the rearward crown region.
1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the club head comprising:
a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, and a crown,
the crown including:
a substantially horizontally-oriented forward crown region extending rearwardly from the ball striking face;
a substantially horizontally-oriented rearward crown region extending forwardly from the rear; and
a primary recessed feature located between the forward crown region and the rearward crown region and extending from the heel to the toe, the recessed feature having a floor, a front wall extending upward from the floor to the forward crown region, and a back wall extending upward from the floor to the rearward crown region,
wherein at least a portion of the front wall has a rearward slant, such that at least a portion of the forward crown region forms an overhang that extends over at least a portion of the floor of the primary recessed feature, and
wherein a maximum breadth dimension of the overhang ranges from 50% to 80% of a maximum lower breadth dimension of the primary recessed feature.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a maximum breadth dimension of the overhang ranges from 10 mm to 50 mm.
3. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum lower breadth dimension of the primary recessed feature ranges from 10 mm to 50 mm.
4. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum upper breadth dimension of the primary recessed feature ranges from 10 mm to 70 mm.
5. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the back wall has a rearward slant.
6. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum height dimension of the front wall ranges from 10 mm to 60 mm.
7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum height dimension of the back wall ranges from 5 mm to 50 mm.
8. The golf club head according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a secondary recessed feature extending from the primary recessed feature toward the rear of the club head.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein the rearward crown region is formed as two regions.
10. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a front upper edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a rearward-facing convex profile.
11. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a front upper edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a substantially chevron-shaped profile pointed rearwardly.
12. The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the chevron-shaped profile is approximately centered on a centerline of the club head.
13. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a front lower edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a linear profile.
14. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a front lower edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a chevron-shaped profile pointed rearwardly.
15. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a back lower edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a linear profile.
16. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a back lower edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a chevron-shaped profile pointed rearwardly.
17. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a back upper edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a forward-facing concave profile.
18. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein a back upper edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a chevron-shaped profile pointed rearwardly.
19. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the heel-side end of the primary recessed feature is located within the middle 50% of the total breadth of the club head.
20. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the club head has a round head profile, when viewed from above.
21. A golf club comprising:
a shaft; and
a golf club head attached to the shaft, the golf club head including:
a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, and a crown,
the crown including:
a substantially horizontally-oriented forward crown region extending rearwardly from the ball striking face;
a substantially horizontally-oriented rearward crown region extending forwardly from the rear;
a primary recessed feature located between the forward crown region and the rearward crown region and extending from the heel to the toe, the recessed feature having a floor, a front wall extending upward from the floor to the forward crown region, and a back wall extending upward from the floor to the rearward crown region; and
a secondary recessed feature extending from the primary recessed feature toward the rear of the club head.
22. The golf club according to claim 21 , wherein at least a portion of the front wall has a rearward slant, such that at least a portion of the forward crown region forms an overhang that extends over at least a portion of the floor of the primary recessed feature.
23. The golf club according to claim 22 , wherein a maximum breadth dimension of the overhang ranges from 50% to 80% of a maximum lower breadth dimension of the primary recessed feature.
24. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the club head comprising:
a ball striking face, a heel, a toe, a rear, and a crown,
the crown including:
a substantially horizontally-oriented forward crown region extending rearwardly from the ball striking face; and
a primary recessed feature located rearwardly of the forward crown region and extending from the heel to the toe, the recessed feature having a floor and a front wall extending upward from the floor to the forward crown region,
wherein at least a portion of the front wall of the primary recessed feature has a rearward slant, such that at least a portion of the forward crown region forms an overhang that extends over at least a portion of the floor of the primary recessed feature, and
wherein a front upper edge of the primary recessed feature, when viewed from above, has a substantially chevron-shaped profile pointed rearwardly.
25. The golf club head of claim 24 , wherein a maximum breadth dimension of the overhang ranges from 10 mm to 50 mm.
26. The golf club head according to claim 24 , wherein a maximum height dimension of the front wall ranges from 10 mm to 60 mm.
27. The golf club head according to claim 24 , wherein, at least a portion of the front wall has a concave curvature, when viewed from a side.
28. The golf club head according to claim 24 , wherein, at least a portion of the front wall has a linear profile, when viewed from a side.
29. The golf club head according to claim 24 , wherein the chevron-shaped profile is approximately centered on a centerline of the club head.