Golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head has a hollow and comprises a face portion having a club face for hitting a ball, a sole portion defining a bottom face of the club head, and a hosel into which a tip end of a golf club shaft is inserted. The hosel protrudes into the hollow. The sole portion is provided in its club face side with a thick ribbed part having a thickness of from 3.0 to 10.0 mm and extending in the toe-heel direction of the head. In the hollow, the ribbed part is connected to the hosel.
1. A golf club head having a hollow therein and comprising
a face portion having a club face for hitting a ball,
a sole portion continuing to a lower edge of the face portion and defining a bottom face of the club head, and
a hosel portion comprising a hosel into which a tip end of a golf club shaft is inserted,
wherein
the hosel protrudes into the hollow,
the sole portion is provided in its club face side with a thick ribbed part,
the ribbed part swells toward the hollow, and has a thickness of from 3.0 to 10.0 mm, and
the ribbed part is extended in the toe-heel direction of the head, and
in the hollow, the ribbed part is connected to the hosel,
wherein the ribbed part is formed within a range of 3 to 15 mm from a vertical plane VP toward the front direction and toward the back direction of the head.
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein
the hosel comprises a tubular main portion and a bottom portion closing the lower end of the tubular main portion within the hollow, and
the ribbed part is connected to the bottom portion of the hosel.
3. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein
the ribbed part is separated from the back surface of the face portion facing the hollow.
4. A golf club head having a hollow therein and comprising
a face portion having a club face for hitting a ball,
a sole portion continuing to a lower edge of the face portion and defining a bottom face of the club head, and
a hosel portion comprising a hosel into which a tip end of a golf club shaft is inserted,
wherein
the hosel protrudes into the hollow,
the sole portion is provided in its club face side with a thick ribbed part,
the ribbed part swells toward the hollow, and has a thickness of from 3.0 to 10.0 mm, and
the ribbed part is extended in the toe-heel direction of the head, and
in the hollow, the ribbed part is connected to the hosel, and
wherein
in the toe-heel direction, the maximum thickness of the ribbed part occurs at a vertical plane 1 V passing through the center of gravity of the head perpendicularly to a vertical plane VP.
5. The golf club head according to claim 4 , wherein
the hosel comprises a tubular main portion and a bottom portion closing the lower end of the tubular main portion within the hollow, and
the ribbed part is connected to the bottom portion of the hosel.
6. The golf club head according to claim 4 , wherein
the ribbed part is separated from the back surface of the face portion facing the hollow.
7. A golf club head having a hollow therein and comprising
a face portion having a club face for hitting a ball,
a sole portion continuing to a lower edge of the face portion and defining a bottom face of the club head, and
a hosel portion comprising a hosel into which a tip end of a golf club shaft is inserted,
wherein
the hosel protrudes into the hollow,
the sole portion is provided in its club face side with a thick ribbed part,
the ribbed part swells toward the hollow, and has a thickness of from 3.0 to 10.0 mm, and
the ribbed part is extended in the toe-heel direction of the head, and
in the hollow, the ribbed part is connected to the hosel, and
wherein
the thickness of the ribbed part is gradually decreased toward the rear side of the club head.
8. The golf club head according to claim 7 , wherein
the hosel comprises a tubular main portion and a bottom portion closing the lower end of the tubular main portion within the hollow, and
the ribbed part is connected to the bottom portion of the hosel.
9. The golf club head according to claim 7 , wherein
the ribbed part is separated from the back surface of the face portion facing the hollow.