Golf club head
View Patent ↗An iron-type golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure may include a striking face, a rear surface opposite the striking face, and a perimeter weighting element at least partially surrounding the rear surface. The club head may further include a resilient component associated with the perimeter-weighting element, the resilient component including a recess, and a preload spacer associated with the rear surface, a portion of the preload spacer engaging the recess. At least a portion of the resilient component is compressed between the preload spacer and the perimeter weighting element.
1. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
a striking wall having a strike face and a rear surface opposite the strike face;
a perimeter-weighting element located about the periphery of the rear surface and forming a rear cavity;
a resilient insert comprising a recess, the resilient insert being located within the rear cavity and abutting the perimeter-weighting element and the rear surface of the striking wall; and
a constraining member comprising a rigid metallic material and having a retaining portion that is disposed at least partially in the recess of the resilient insert such that a portion of the resilient insert is in a compressed state.
2. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a durometer hardness of less than about 100 Shore A.
3. The iron-type golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a durometer hardness of less than about 80 Shore A.
4. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a polymeric material.
5. The iron-type golf club head of claim 4 , wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane, silicone, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Nylon, polycarbonate, polypropylene, polyethylene, thermoplastic rubber, thermoplastic vulcanizate, thermoplastic elastomers, and natural rubber.
6. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient insert contacts the perimeter-weighting element.
7. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient insert is adhesively coupled to the rear surface of the striking wall.
8. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a specific gravity of between 0.8 and 2.0.
9. The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the recess is located in a surface of the resilient insert facing at least one of the striking wall and the perimeter weighting element.
10. An iron-type golf club head comprising:
a striking wall having a strike face and a rear surface opposite the strike face;
a perimeter-weighting element located about the periphery of the rear surface and forming a rear cavity;
a resilient insert located within the rear cavity and abutting the rear surface of the striking wall, the resilient insert comprising a recess and a polymeric material densified by being blended with a second material having a higher density than the polymeric material; and
a constraining member comprising a rigid metallic material and having a retaining portion that is disposed at least partially in the recess of the resilient insert such that a portion of the resilient insert is in a compressed state.
11. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a durometer hardness of less than about 100 Shore A.
12. The iron-type golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a durometer hardness of less than about 80 Shore A.
13. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of: polyurethane, silicone, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Nylon, polycarbonate, polypropylene, polyethylene, thermoplastic rubber, thermoplastic vulcanizate, thermoplastic elastomers, and natural rubber.
14. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the resilient insert contacts the perimeter-weighting element.
15. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the resilient insert is adhesively coupled to the rear surface of the striking wall.
16. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the second material comprises tungsten.
17. The iron-type golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the resilient insert comprises a specific gravity of between 0.8 and 2.0.