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 located between the front portion and the rear portion, and a plurality of threaded ports including a first set of threaded ports, a second set of threaded ports, a third set of threaded ports, and a fourth set of threaded ports;
a plurality of threaded fasteners with each threaded fastener secured to one threaded port of the plurality of threaded ports and made from a metal material; and
a visual guide portion having a first guide portion formed by the first set of threaded ports and a second guide portion formed by the second set of threaded ports, the first set of threaded ports located at or proximate the toe portion and defining a first dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the second set of threaded ports located at or proximate the heel portion and defining a second dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the first dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the second dotted line,
wherein the third set of threaded ports and the fourth set of threaded ports are located at the back wall portion and the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports are located above the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports, and
wherein the plurality of threaded fasteners are equal in number to the plurality of threaded ports and are not readily removable without a tool.
2. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the back wall portion is located ahead of at least half of the threaded ports of the first set of threaded ports and the second set of threaded ports.
3. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first set of threaded ports, the second set of threaded ports, the third set of threaded ports, and the fourth set of threaded ports each include at least three threaded ports.
4. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third set of threaded ports has a different number of threaded ports than the fourth set of threaded ports.
5. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third set of threaded ports has a common number of threaded ports as at least one of the first set of threaded ports and the second set of threaded ports.
6. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one threaded port of the first set of threaded 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 threaded port of the second set of threaded ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion.
7. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one threaded port of the first set of threaded ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the toe portion, and wherein at least one threaded port of the second set of threaded ports is located less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the heel portion.
8. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the back wall portion defines an indent portion defined by an upper portion, a lower portion, and two opposing side portions, wherein the upper portion and the two opposing side portions are coupled by a first set of rounded corners having first centers of rotation defined by a first radius length, wherein the lower portion and the two opposing side portions are coupled by a second set of rounded corners having second centers of rotation defined by a second radius length, and wherein the second radius length is less than the first radius length.
9. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of threaded fasteners are made from a tungsten-based material.
10. The golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of threaded fasteners are screws secured to the plurality of threaded ports with epoxy or adhesive.
11. 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 located between the front portion and the rear portion, a recess portion located between the back wall portion and the rear portion, and a plurality of threaded ports including a first set of threaded ports, a second set of threaded ports, a third set of threaded ports, and a fourth set of threaded ports, each threaded port of the plurality of threaded ports having a port diameter;
a plurality of threaded fasteners with each threaded fastener secured to one threaded port of the plurality of threaded ports and made from a metal material; and
a visual guide portion having a first guide portion formed by the first set of threaded ports and a second guide portion formed by the second set of threaded ports,
wherein the first set of threaded ports are located at or proximate the toe portion and define a first dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, and the second set of threaded ports are located at or proximate the heel portion and define a second dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the first dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the second dotted line,
wherein the third set of threaded ports and the fourth set of threaded ports are located at the back wall portion and the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports are located above the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports,
wherein the port diameters of the plurality of thread ports are about the same, and
wherein the plurality of threaded fasteners are equal in number to the plurality of threaded ports and are not readily removable without a tool.
12. The golf club head as defined in claim 11 , wherein the third set of threaded ports define a third dotted line extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and the fourth set of threaded ports define a fourth dotted line extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, wherein at least one of the third dotted line and the fourth dotted line is perpendicular to the first dotted line and the second dotted line.
13. The golf club head as defined in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of threaded fasteners are screws secured to the plurality of threaded ports with epoxy or adhesive.
14. The golf club head as defined in claim 11 , wherein the port diameter of each of the plurality of threaded ports is about 0.25 inch.
15. The golf club head as defined in claim 11 , wherein the first set of threaded ports, the second set of threaded ports, and the third set of threaded ports have a common number of threaded ports, and wherein the fourth set of threaded ports has a greater number of threaded ports than each of the first set of threaded ports, the second set of threaded ports, and the third set of threaded ports.
16. 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 located between the front portion and the rear portion, a recess portion located between the back wall portion and the rear portion, and a plurality of threaded ports including a first set of threaded ports, a second set of threaded ports, a third set of threaded ports, and a fourth set of threaded ports;
a plurality of screws with each screw secured to one threaded port of the plurality of threaded ports and made from a metal material; and
a visual guide portion having a first guide portion formed by the first set of threaded ports and a second guide portion formed by the second set of threaded ports, the first set of threaded ports located at or proximate the toe portion and defining a first dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the second set of threaded ports located at or proximate the heel portion and defining a second dotted line extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the first dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the second dotted line,
wherein the third set of threaded ports and the fourth set of threaded ports are located at the back wall portion and the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports are vertically offset from the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports,
wherein the first set of threaded ports each have a first port diameter and any two adjacent threaded ports of the first set of threaded ports are separated by a uniform distance of less than the first port diameter,
wherein the second set of threaded ports each have a second port diameter and any two adjacent threaded ports of the second set of threaded ports are separated by a uniform distance of less than the second port diameter,
wherein the third set of threaded ports define a third dotted line extending horizontally between the first dotted line and the second dotted line, the third set of threaded ports each having a third port diameter and any two adjacent threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports are separated by a uniform distance of less than the third port diameter,
wherein the fourth set of threaded ports define a fourth dotted line extending between the first dotted line and the second dotted line and located below the third set of threaded ports, the fourth set of threaded ports each having a fourth port diameter and any two adjacent threaded ports of the fourth set of the threaded ports are separated by a uniform distance of less than the fourth port diameter, and
wherein the plurality of screws are equal in number to the plurality of threaded ports and are not readily removable without a tool.
17. The golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the third set of threaded ports has a different number of threaded ports than the fourth set of threaded ports and has a common number of threaded ports as at least one of the first set of threaded ports and the second set of threaded ports.
18. The golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth port diameters are about the same.
19. The golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth port diameters are about 0.25 inch and any two adjacent threaded ports of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports are separated by about 0.1 inch.
20. The golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of screws are made from a tungsten-based material and the plurality of screws are secured to the plurality of threaded ports with epoxy or adhesive.