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 method of assembling a golf club head, comprising:
providing 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, and a back wall portion opposite the strike face and located between the front portion and the rear portion;
forming a first set of threaded ports on the body portion, the first set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate to the toe portion to define a first visual guide portion as a first dotted line located at or proximate the toe portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion;
forming a second set of threaded ports on the body portion, the second set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate to the heel portion to define a second visual guide portion as a second dotted line located at or proximate the heel portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the second dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the first dotted line;
forming a third set of ports and a fourth set of ports on the back wall portion such that the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports are located above the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports, the third set of threaded ports being arranged in a third dotted line extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and the fourth set of threaded ports being arranged in 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;
providing a plurality of threaded fasteners made from a metal material and equal in number to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports; and
securing each of the threaded fasteners to one of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports, the plurality of threaded fasteners requiring a tool for removal once fastened to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.
2. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising locating the back wall portion 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 method 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 method 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 method 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 method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising locating at least one threaded port of the first set of threaded ports less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion, and locating at least one threaded port of the second set of threaded ports less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the rear portion.
7. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising locating at least one threaded port of the first set of threaded ports less than or equal to 0.5 inch from a periphery of the body portion at or proximate the toe portion, and locating at least one threaded port of the second set of threaded ports less than or equal to 0.5 inch from the periphery of the body portion at or proximate the heel portion.
8. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of threaded fasteners are made from a tungsten-based material.
9. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the third dotted line is non-parallel to the fourth dotted line.
10. The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising using an epoxy or adhesive to secure the plurality of threaded fasteners to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.
11. A method of assembling 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 recess portion located between the back wall portion and the rear portion;
forming a first set of threaded ports on the body portion, the first set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate the toe portion to define a first visual guide portion as a first dotted line located at or proximate the toe portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion, each threaded port of the first set of threaded ports having a port diameter that is similar or substantially similar to the port diameter of an adjacent threaded port of the first set of threaded ports;
forming a second set of threaded ports on the body portion, the second set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate the heel portion to define a second visual guide portion as a second dotted line located at or proximate the heel portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the second dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the first dotted line, and each threaded port of the second set of threaded ports having a port diameter that is similar or substantially similar to the port diameter of an adjacent threaded port of the second set of threaded ports;
forming a third set of threaded ports and a fourth set of threaded ports at the back wall portion, the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports located above the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports, each threaded port of the third set of threaded ports having a port diameter that is similar or substantially similar to the port diameter of an adjacent threaded port of the third set of threaded ports, and each threaded port of the fourth set of threaded ports having a port diameter that is similar or substantially similar to the port diameter of an adjacent threaded port of the fourth set of threaded ports;
providing a plurality of threaded fasteners equal in number to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports and made from a metal material; and
securing each of the threaded fasteners to one of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports, the plurality of threaded fasteners requiring a tool for removal once fastened to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.
12. The method as defined in claim 11 , further comprising arranging the third set of threaded ports in a third dotted line extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and arranging the fourth set of threaded ports in 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 method as defined in claim 11 , further comprising using an epoxy or adhesive to secure the plurality of threaded fasteners to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.
14. The method as defined in claim 11 , wherein the port diameter of each of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports is about 0.25 inch.
15. The method 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 method of assembling 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 recess portion located between the back wall portion and the rear portion;
forming a first set of threaded ports each having a first port diameter, the first set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate the toe portion to define a first visual guide portion as a first dotted line located at or proximate the toe portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion;
separating any two adjacent threaded ports of the first set of threaded ports by a uniform distance of less than the first port diameter;
forming a second set of threaded ports each having a second port diameter, the second set of threaded ports arranged at or proximate the heel portion to define second visual guide portion as a second dotted line located at or proximate the heel portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion, the second dotted line being parallel or substantially parallel with the first dotted line;
separating any two adjacent threaded ports of the second set of threaded ports by a uniform distance of less than the second port diameter;
forming a third set of threaded ports at the back wall portion, the third set of threaded ports each having a third port diameter and arranged in a third dotted line extending horizontally between the first and second dotted lines;
separating any two adjacent threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports by a uniform distance of less than the third port diameter;
forming a fourth set of threaded ports at the back wall portion, the fourth set of threaded ports each having a fourth port diameter and arranged in a fourth dotted line extending horizontally between the first and second dotted lines;
separating any two adjacent threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports by a uniform distance of less than the fourth port diameter;
vertically offsetting the threaded ports of the third set of threaded ports from the threaded ports of the fourth set of threaded ports;
providing a plurality of threaded fasteners made from a metal material and equal in number to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports; and
securing each of the threaded fasteners to one of the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports, the plurality of threaded fasteners requiring a tool for removal once fastened to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.
17. The method 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 method as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth port diameters are similar or substantially similar.
19. The method 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 method as defined in claim 16 , further comprising using an epoxy or adhesive to secure the plurality of threaded fasteners to the first, second, third, and fourth sets of threaded ports.