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 top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion. The golf club head may include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may be filled with an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1 . A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe edge portion, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the interior cavity;
a first port on the back wall portion below a horizontal midplane of the body portion, a distance between the first port and the toe portion edge being substantially less than a distance between the first port and the heel portion edge; and
a second port on the back wall portion below the horizontal midplane, the second port being located between the first port and the heel portion edge,
wherein a distance between the first port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the first port is substantially greater than a distance between the second port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the second port.
2 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a third port below the horizontal midplane between the second port and the heel portion edge, wherein the third port is connected to the interior cavity.
3 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a third port below the horizontal midplane and connected to the interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is filled with a polymer material from the third port.
4 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first mass portion and a second mass portion, wherein each of the first port and the second port is configured to receive the first mass portion or the second mass portion.
5 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a first mass portion and a second mass portion, wherein each of the first mass portion and the second mass portion comprises a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion.
6 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel portion edge, wherein a distance between the first location and the horizontal midplane is less than a distance between the second location and the horizontal midplane.
7 . A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel portion edge, wherein a width of the ledge portion at the first location is greater than a width of the ledge portion at the second location.
8 . A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe edge portion, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the interior cavity;
a first port on the back wall portion below a horizontal midplane of the body portion, a distance between the first port and the toe portion edge being substantially less than a distance between the first port and the heel portion edge; and
a second port on the back wall portion below the horizontal midplane, a distance between first port and the toe portion edge being less than a distance between the second port and the toe portion edge,
wherein a distance between the first port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the first port is substantially greater than a distance between the second port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the second port.
9 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second port is connected to the interior cavity.
10 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second port is connected to the interior cavity, and wherein the interior cavity is filled with a polymer material from the second port.
11 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a first mass portion and a second mass portion, wherein each of the first port and the second port is configured to receive the first mass portion or the second mass portion.
12 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a first mass portion and a second mass portion, wherein each of the first mass portion and the second mass portion comprises a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion.
13 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel portion edge, wherein a distance between the first location and the horizontal midplane is less than a distance between the second location and the horizontal midplane.
14 . A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel portion edge, wherein a width of the ledge portion at the first location is greater than a width of the ledge portion at the second location.
15 . A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe edge portion, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, and a sole portion with a sole portion edge;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the interior cavity;
a first port on the back wall portion below a horizontal midplane of the body portion, a distance between the first port and the toe portion edge being substantially less than a distance between the first port and the heel portion edge;
a second port on the back wall portion below the horizontal midplane; and
a third port on the back wall portion below the horizontal midplane, a distance between the third port and the toe portion edge being substantially greater than a distance between the third port and the heel portion edge,
wherein the second port is located between the first port and the third port,
wherein a distance between the first port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the first port is substantially greater than a distance between the second port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the second port, and
wherein a distance between the first port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the first port is substantially greater than a distance between the third port and the interior cavity along a center axis of the third port.
16 . A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the third port is connected to the interior cavity.
17 . A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the third port is connected to the interior cavity, and wherein the interior cavity is filled with a polymer material from the third port.
18 . A golf club head as defined in claim 15 further comprising a first mass portion, a second mass portion and a third mass portion, wherein each of the first port, the second port, and the third port is configured to receive the first mass portion, the second mass portion, or the third mass portion, and wherein each of the first mass portion, the second mass portion, and the third mass portion comprises a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion.
19 . A golf club head as defined in claim 15 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel portion edge, wherein a distance between the first location and the horizontal midplane is less than a distance between the second location and the horizontal midplane, and wherein a width of the ledge portion at the first location is greater than a width of the ledge portion at the second location.
20 . A golf club head as defined in claim 15 further comprising a ledge portion on the back wall portion extending from a first location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the toe edge portion to a second location below the horizontal midplane proximate to the heel edge portion, wherein the first port, the second port, and the third port are below the ledge portion.