IP Library Granted Patent US 10,864,411
Granted Patent B2
US 10,864,411 · App. 14/849,130 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Golf club

Inventors: Naoyoshi Ueda (Kobe, JP); Masahiko Ueda (Kobe, JP); Yasushi Sugimoto (Kobe, JP); Takashi Nakamura (Kobe, JP); Seiji Hayase (Kobe, JP); Wataru Kimizuka (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A63B53/0466A63B53/00A63B53/14A63B60/42A63B60/02
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Patent No.
US 10,864,411
App. No.
14/849,130
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A golf club 2 includes a head 4 , a shaft 6 , and a grip 8 . A club inertia moment about a swing axis is defined as Isw. A club inertia moment about a grip end is defined as Ige. Ige is 2760 (kg·cm 2 ) or greater and less than 2820 (kg·cm 2 ). Isw/Ige is equal to or less than 2.42. A club weight is defined as Wc (kg), an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm), and a club inertia moment about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ). Isw is calculated by Equation (1) below. Ige is calculated by Equation (2) below. Isw=Wc ×( Lc +60) 2 +Ic   (1) Ige=Wc ×( Lc ) 2 +Ic   (2)

Claims (14)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head, a shaft with a shaft axis, and a grip, wherein:

if a club inertia moment about a swing axis is defined as Isw (kg·cm 2 ), and a club inertia moment about an axis perpendicular to the shaft axis and passing through a grip end is defined as Ige (kg·cm 2 ), wherein the swing axis is parallel to the axis passing through the grip end, and away from the grip end with a distance of 60 cm from the grip end so that the grip end is positioned between the swing axis and the head,

the inertia moment Ige is 2760 (kg·cm 2 ) or greater and less than 2820 (kg·cm 2 ), and Isw/Ige is equal to or less than 2.42; and

if a club weight is defined as Wc (kg), an axial direction distance from the grip end to a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm), and a club inertia moment about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ),

the inertia moment Isw (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (1) below, and the inertia moment Ige (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by Equation (2) below:

Isw=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1)

Ige=Wc ×( Lc ) 2 +Ic   (2), and

wherein a head weight Wh is equal to or greater than 0.188 kg, and a grip weight Wg is equal to or less than 0.026 kg.

2. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein Wh/Wc is equal to or greater than 0.70.

3. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a club length is equal to or greater than 45.2 inches.

4. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a club length is equal to or greater than 45.2 inches, and if an axial direction distance from the tip end Tp to the center of gravity Gs of a shaft is defined as Lf 1 (mm), and a shaft length is defined as Lf 1 (mm), Lf 1 /Lf 2 is equal to or greater than 0.53 and equal to or less than 0.67.

5. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a club length is equal to or greater than 45.2 inches, a head weight is defined as Wh (kg), and Wh/Wc is equal to or greater than 0.70.

6. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein the grip weight Wg is equal to or less than 0.025 kg.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2015
From: UEDA, NAOYOSHI; UEDA, MASAHIKO; SUGIMOTO, YASUSHI; NAKAMURA, TAKASHI; HAYASE, SEIJI; KIMIZUKA, WATARU
To: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 036536/0492 →