Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. The body portion may include a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion having a plurality of ports. Each port of the plurality of ports may be configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions. The plurality of ports may include a first set of ports and a second set of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a plurality of weight portions;
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion; and
a plurality of ports on the bottom portion, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, the plurality of ports comprising:
a first set of ports having a first end port of the first set of ports being closer to the toe portion than other ports of the first set of ports and a second end port of the first set of ports being closer to the heel portion than other ports of the first set of ports, the first set of ports having a plurality of ports of the first set of ports between the first end port of the first set of ports and the second end port of the first set of ports, the ports of the first set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters, the first set of ports being closer to the front portion than to the rear portion; and
a second set of ports having a first end port of the second set of ports being closer to the toe portion than the other ports of the second set of ports and a second end port of the second set of ports being closer to the heel portion than the other ports of the second set of ports, the second set of ports having at least one port between the first end port of the second set of ports and the second end port of the second set of ports, the ports of the second set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters, the second set of ports being closer to the rear portion than to the front portion,
wherein adjacent ports of the first set of ports are spaced apart by less than or equal to a diameter of any of the ports of the first set of ports,
wherein adjacent ports of the second set of ports are spaced apart by less than or equal to a diameter of any of the ports of the second set of ports,
wherein the first end port of the first set of ports is closer to the toe portion than the first end port of the second set of ports, and
wherein the second end port of the first set of ports is closer to the heel portion than the second end port of the second set of ports.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the total number of ports in the first set of ports is greater than or equal to the total number of ports in the second set of ports.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the front portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the rear portion.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the golf club head comprises a volume less than 430 cubic centimeters.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the golf club head comprises a mass ranging from 100 grams to 350 grams.
7. A golf club head comprising:
a plurality of weight portions; and
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
a plurality of ports on the bottom portion, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, the plurality of ports comprising:
a first set of ports having a first end port of the first set of ports located proximate to the toe portion and a second end port of the first set of ports located proximate to the heel portion, the ports of the first set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters such that a distance between the first end port of the first set of ports and the second end port of the second set of ports is more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe and heel portions across the bottom portion; and
a second set of ports having a first end port of the second set of ports being closer to the toe portion than the other ports of the second set of ports and a second end port of the second set of ports being closer to the heel portion than the other ports of the second set of ports, the second set of ports having at least a third port between the first end port of the second set of ports and the second end port of the second set of ports, the ports of the second set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters.
8. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of weight portions comprise a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass and the first set of weight ports, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass and the second set of weight ports, wherein the first mass is greater than the second mass.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the total number of ports in the first set of ports is greater than or equal to the total number of ports in the second set of ports.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the first set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the front portion.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the second set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the rear portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the golf club head comprises a volume of less than 430 cubic centimeter.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the golf club head comprises a mass ranging from 100 grams to 350 grams.
14. A golf club head comprising:
a plurality of weight portions;
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion; and
a plurality of ports on the bottom portion, each port of the plurality of ports configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions, the plurality of ports comprising:
a first set of ports having a first end port of the first set of ports being closer to the toe portion than other ports of the first set of ports, a second end port of the first set of ports being closer to the heel portion than other ports of the first set of ports, and at least a third port of the first set of ports between the first end port of the first set of ports and the second end port of the first set of ports, the ports of the first set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters, the first set of ports being closer to the front portion than to the rear portion; and
a second set of ports having a first end port of the second set of ports being closer to the toe portion than the other ports of the second set of ports, a second end port of the second set of ports being closer to the heel portion than the other ports of the second set of ports, and at least a third port of the second set of ports between the first end port of the second set of ports and the second end port of the second set of ports, the ports of the second set of ports being substantially similarly spaced apart and having substantially similar port diameters, the second set of ports being closer to the rear portion than to the front portion,
wherein a distance between the at least third port of the first set of ports and the at least third port of the second set of ports is greater than a distance between the first end port of the first set of ports and the first end port of the second set of ports, and
wherein the distance between the at least third port of the first set of ports and the at least third port of the second set of ports is greater than a distance between the second end port of the first set of ports and the second end port of the second set of ports.
15. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the total number of ports in the first set of ports is greater than or equal to the total number of ports in the second set of ports.
16. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the first set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the front portion.
17. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the second set of ports are configured in a concave arc relative to the rear portion.
18. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the golf club head comprises a volume of less than 430 cubic centimeters.
19. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the golf club head comprises a mass ranging from 100 grams to 350 grams.
20. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of weight portions comprise a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions, each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass and the first set of weight ports, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass and the second set of weight ports, wherein the first mass is greater than the second mass.