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 with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion with a strike face, a rear portion, a sole portion, a top portion, a back wall portion opposite the strike face, and a recess portion directly adjacent the back wall portion;
a first visual guide portion at or proximate the heel portion and forming a first dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, extending between a periphery of the heel portion and the recess portion, and visible to an individual in an address position, the first visual guide portion comprising: a first set of weight ports comprising at least three weight ports; and a first set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the first set of weight ports;
a second visual guide portion at or proximate the toe portion and forming a second dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, extending between a periphery of the toe portion and the recess portion, and visible to an individual in an address position, the second visual guide portion comprising: a second set of weight ports comprising at least three weight ports; and a second set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the second set of weight ports;
a plurality of weight ports on the back wall portion and comprising: a third set of weight ports and a fourth set of weight ports, the third set of weight ports and the fourth set of weight ports each comprising a greater number of weight ports than either one of the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports, the third set of weight ports comprising a different number of weight ports than the fourth set of weight ports, and the weight ports of the third set of weight ports being located above the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports; and
a plurality of weight portions comprising: a third set of weight portions and a fourth set of weight portions, the third set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the third set of weight ports, the fourth set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports, each weight portion of the third set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the third set of weight ports, and each weight portion of the fourth set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports,
wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of a golf ball, wherein the diameter of a golf ball is about 1.68 in.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance less than a diameter of a golf cup, wherein the diameter of a golf cup is about 4.25 in.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein at least one port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein at least one weight port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the heel portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the toe portion.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein adjacent weight ports of the first set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the first set of weight ports, and wherein adjacent weight ports of the second set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the second set of weight ports.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein an overall mass of the second set of weight portions is greater than an overall mass of the first set of weight portions to provide a toe-weighted bias.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the third set of weight portions and the fourth set of weight ports take up a majority surface area of the back wall portion.
8. A golf club head, comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion with a strike face, a rear portion, a sole portion, a top portion, a back wall portion opposite the strike face and between the front portion and the rear portion, and a recess portion directly adjacent the back wall portion;
a first visual guide portion at or proximate the heel portion and forming a first dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, visible on the top portion to an individual in an address position, and extending between a periphery of the heel portion and the recess portion, the first visual guide portion comprising: a first set of weight ports comprising at least three weights ports; and a first set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the first set of weight ports;
a second visual guide portion at or proximate the toe portion and forming a second dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, visible on the top portion to an individual in an address position, and extending between a periphery of the toe portion and the recess portion, the second visual guide portion comprising: a second set of weight ports comprising at least three weight ports; and a second set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the second set of weight ports;
a plurality of weight ports on the back wall portion and comprising: a third set of weight ports and a fourth set of weight ports extending between the first visual guide and the second visual guide, the third set of weight ports and the fourth set of weight ports each comprising a greater number of weight ports than either one of the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports, the third set of weight ports comprising a different number of weight ports than the fourth set of weight ports, and the weight ports of the third set of weight ports being located above the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports; and
a plurality of weight portions comprising: a third set of weight portions and a fourth set of weight portions, the third set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the third set of weight ports, the fourth set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports, each weight portion of the third set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the third set of weight ports, and each weight portion of the fourth set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports,
wherein a port opening of any weight port of the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports is located higher on the body portion than at least a portion of a port opening of any weight port of the fourth set of weight ports, and
wherein at least one weight port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion.
9. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein at least one weight port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the heel portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the toe portion.
10. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of a golf ball, wherein the diameter of a golf ball is about 1.68 in.
11. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of a golf ball and less than a diameter of a golf cup, wherein the diameter of a golf ball is about 1.68 in. and the diameter of a golf cup is about 4.25 in.
12. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein adjacent weight ports of the first set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the first set of weight ports, and wherein adjacent weight ports of the second set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the second set of weight ports.
13. The golf club head of claim 8 , further comprising a third visual guide portion extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the third visual guide portion being substantially equidistant between the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion and substantially perpendicular to the first dotted line and the second dotted line.
14. The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein the third set of weight portions and the fourth set of weight ports take up a majority surface area of the back wall portion.
15. A golf club head, comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion with a strike face, a rear portion, a sole portion, a top portion, a back wall portion opposite the strike face and between the front portion and the rear portion, and a recess portion between the back wall portion and the rear portion, the recess portion directly adjacent the back wall portion;
a first visual guide portion at or proximate the heel portion and forming a first dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, visible on the top portion to an individual in an address position, and extending between a periphery of the heel portion and the recess portion, the first visual guide portion comprising: a first set of weight ports comprising at least three weight ports; and a first set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the first set of weight ports;
a second visual guide portion at or proximate the toe portion and forming a second dotted line substantially parallel to the strike face, visible on the top portion to an individual in an address position, and extending between a periphery of the toe portion and the recess portion, the second visual guide portion comprising: a second set of weight ports comprising at least three weight ports; and a second set of weight portions comprising a weight portion disposed in each weight port of the second set of weight ports,
a plurality of weight ports on the back wall portion and comprising: a third set of weight ports and a fourth set of weight ports extending between the first visual guide and the second visual guide, the third set of weight ports and the fourth set of weight ports each comprising a greater number of weight ports than either one of the first set of weight ports and the second set of weight ports, the third set of weight ports comprising a different number of weight ports than the fourth set of weight ports, and the weight ports of the third set of weight ports being located above the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports; and
a plurality of weight portions comprising: a third set of weight portions and a fourth set of weight portions, the third set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the third set of weight ports, the fourth set of weight portions comprising a number of weight portions equal to or less than the number of weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports, each weight portion of the third set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the third set of weight ports, and each weight portion of the fourth set of weight portions disposed in one of the weight ports of the fourth set of weight ports,
wherein a port opening of each weight port of the fourth set of weight ports is in greater proximity to a bottom of the body portion than a port opening of any weight port of the first set of weight ports, the second set of weight ports, and the third set of weight ports, and
wherein at least one weight port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the heel portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the toe portion.
16. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein at least one weight port of the first set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion, and wherein at least one weight port of the second set of weight ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion.
17. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of a golf ball, wherein the diameter of a golf ball is about 1.68 in.
18. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein the first visual guide portion and the second visual guide portion are separated by a distance greater than a diameter of a golf ball and less than a diameter of a golf cup, wherein the diameter of a golf ball is about 1.68 in., and the diameter of a golf cup is about 4.25 in.
19. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein adjacent weight ports of the first set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the first set of weight ports, and wherein adjacent weight ports of the second set of weight ports are separated by a distance less than or equal to a port diameter of any of the weight ports of the second set of weight ports.
20. The golf club head of claim 15 , wherein the third set of weight portions and the fourth set of weight ports take up a majority surface area of the back wall portion.