Golf club head with interior weight adjustable in multiple directions
A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
1. A method of fitting a wood-type golf club to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
completing a fitting operation during which an adjustable weight disposed entirely within a hollow interior chamber of a wood-type fitting club head and selectively adjustable via an adjustment mechanism accessible from an exterior of the wood-type fitting club head in a sole-to-crown direction, a face-to-back direction, and a heel-to-toe direction along a face of the wood-type fitting club head is adjusted axially via an arm slidably received within a sleeve and pivotally via a pivot to which the sleeve is connected in order to determine a preferred position of the adjustable weight within the hollow interior chamber;
fabricating a customized wood-type golf club head having a comparable size and shape to the wood-type fitting club head by positioning a weight entirely within a hollow interior chamber of the customized wood-type golf club head in a predefined position, the predefined position comprising three coordinates including a face-to-back coordinate, a sole-to-crown coordinate, and a heel-to-toe coordinate, the three coordinates having been determined via the fitting operation.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fabricating step comprises securing the weight within the interior chamber of the customized wood-type golf club head.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of securing the weight comprises permanently securing the weight to an interior wall of the customized wood-type golf club head.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the weight is of predetermined mass, the predetermined mass having been previously determined via the fitting operation.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preferred position is determined by selectively adjusting the adjustable weight through the use a ball and socket joint which is included in the adjustment mechanism and attached to the sleeve to function as the pivot.