Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Examples 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 front portion, a rear portion, a top portion, and a sole portion. The top portion may include a center portion extending from the front portion to the rear portion. A hosel portion may be located in a recess portion of the center portion. The hosel portion may be configured to receive a shaft such that a center axis of the shaft passes through or passes near a center of gravity of the golf club head. Other examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture the same may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising: a body portion comprising: a toe portion; a heel portion opposite the toe portion; a front portion having a face portion; a back wall portion opposite the face portion and extending from the toe portion to the heel portion; a rear portion opposite the front portion; a top portion including a center portion extending from the front portion to the rear portion, the center portion having a first portion protruding from the back wall portion, a second portion positioned at or proximate the rear portion, and an intermediate portion located in a recess portion between the first portion and the second portion, the intermediate portion having a different height than both the first portion and the second portion; and the center portion further having a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall, the first and second side walls extending from the back wall portion toward the rear portion and configured such that the center portion extends from the front portion to the rear portion at a first width before gradually narrowing to a second width and then gradually widening back to the first width; and a hosel portion located at the intermediate portion of the center portion, the hosel portion configured to receive a shaft such that a center axis of the shaft intersects a point on a vertical axis passing through a center of gravity of the golf club head.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the center portion is substantially equidistant from the toe portion and the heel portion, and wherein the hosel portion is located above the center of gravity of the golf club head.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the hosel portion leans in a direction toward at least one of the front portion, the rear portion, the toe portion, and the heel portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the point on the vertical axis is located above the center of gravity.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a distance between the center axis and the center of gravity of the golf club head is less than or equal to 0.25 inch (0.635 cm).
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the center portion comprises a visual guide having a first portion and a second portion that are aligned in a direction from the front portion to the rear portion, and wherein the hosel portion and the shaft are positioned between the first and second portions of the visual guide.