Golf club head
View Patent ↗A golf club head comprises: a head main body having a hollow therein; a weight member disposed in the hollow and extending from its first end to its second end; a first end side portion of the weight member is secured to a first position of the head main body rotatably around a first axis at the first position so that a second end side portion of the weight member is movable to at least a second position and a third position of the head main body which positions are on a locus described by the first end side portion of the weight member during rotating about said first axis; and a fastener for fixing the second end side portion of the weight member to any of said at least second and third positions of the head main body.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a head main body that has a hollow interior and includes a face for striking a ball, a crown portion, a sole portion, a side portion and a hosel portion which constitute an outer shell part of the head enclosing the hollow interior,
a weight member disposed within the hollow interior and having a first end and a second end, wherein
a first end side portion of the weight member is secured to a first position of the head main body rotatably around a first axis intersecting the sole portion at the first position so that a second end side portion of the weight member is movable to a second position and a third position of the head main body wherein said second position and said third position are on a locus described by the first end side portion of the weight member during rotating about said first axis, and
a fastener for fixing the second end side portion of the weight member to either the second position or the third position of the head main body so that the weight member is fixed to the sole portion, wherein
the sole portion is provided with a first hole, a second hole and a third hole each penetrating through the sole portion, and formed at the first position, the second position and the third position, respectively, and
said fastener is a screw penetrating the second hole or the third hole.
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein said first end side portion of the weight member is secured to the sole portion by a second screw penetrating the first hole.
3. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the fastener is capable of being tightened and loosened from outside of the head at each of said second and third positions.
4. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the second position is located on a face portion side of the third position.
5. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein in a toe-heel direction of the head, the first position is located on a toe side of the third position, and the second position is located on a heel side of the third position.
6. The golf club head according to claim 2 , wherein the second screw is unrotatably fixed to said first end side portion of the weight member so that the weight member can be rotated within the hollow interior by rotating the second screw from outside of the head.
7. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the fastener is capable of being tightened and loosened from outside of the head at each of said second and third positions.
8. The golf club head according to claim 7 , wherein the second position is located on a face portion side of the third position.
9. The golf club head according to claim 7 , wherein in a toe-heel direction of the head, the first position is located on a toe side of the third position, and the second position is located on a heel side of the third position.
10. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein the second position is located on a face portion side of the third position.
11. The golf club head according to claim 10 , wherein in a toe-heel direction of the head, the first position is located on a toe side of the third position, and the second position is located on a heel side of the third position.
12. The golf club head according to claim 1 , wherein in a toe-heel direction of the head, the first position is located on a toe side of the third position, and the second position is located on a heel side of the third position.
13. The golf club head according to claim 12 , wherein when the second end side portion is fixed to the second position, the longitudinal direction of the weight member lies in a direction along the face.