Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion with an interior cavity and a face portion attached to the body portion to enclose the interior cavity. The golf club head also includes a filler material in the interior cavity and attached to the back surface of the face portion. The golf club head also includes an internal mass portion in the interior cavity spaced apart from the body portion and attached to the filler material. The filler material may be located between the face portion and the internal mass portion. The internal mass portion may be movable in the interior cavity relative to the body portion and the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a hosel portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, a sole portion with a sole portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, and an interior cavity having a first cavity portion located at or proximate to a center portion of the body portion, and a second cavity portion at least partially surrounding the first cavity portion;
a face portion attached to the front portion of the body portion to enclose the interior cavity;
a first filler material in the first cavity portion and coupled to the back wall portion;
a second filler material in the second cavity portion;
a port connected to the second cavity portion; and
a mass portion connected to the body portion and made from a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion,
wherein the second cavity portion is partially or entirely filled with the second filler material from the port,
wherein the second filler material extends from the first filler material to the face portion,
wherein the first filler material has a different physical property than the second filler material,
wherein a maximum width of the interior cavity extends through the first cavity portion and the second cavity portion, and
wherein the maximum width of the interior cavity is above the mass portion and below a horizontal midplane of the body portion.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a distance from the mass portion to the toe portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the hosel portion.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a distance from the mass portion to the sole portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the top portion edge.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the mass portion is located between the first cavity portion and the toe portion edge.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first filler material is formed as an insert and placed in the first cavity portion before the face portion is attached to the body portion, and wherein the second filler material is injected in the interior cavity after the face portion is attached to the body portion.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a width of the first filler material at the center portion of the body portion is greater than a width of the second filler material at the center portion of the body portion.
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first filler material or the second filler material comprises a rubber-based compound.
8. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a hosel portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, a sole portion with a sole portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, and an interior cavity having a first cavity portion located at a center portion of the body portion, and a second cavity portion at least partially surrounding the first cavity portion;
a face portion attached to the front portion of the body portion to enclose the interior cavity;
a first filler material in the first cavity portion and coupled to the back wall portion;
a second filler material in the second cavity portion;
a port connected to the second cavity portion; and
a mass portion connected to the body portion and made from a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion,
wherein a distance from the mass portion to the toe portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the hosel portion,
wherein the second filler material extends between the first filler material and the face portion,
wherein the first filler material has a different physical property than the second filler material,
wherein a maximum width of the interior cavity extends through the first cavity portion and the second cavity portion, and
wherein the maximum width of the interior cavity is above the port and below a horizontal midplane of the body portion.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a distance between the mass portion and the toe portion edge is less than a distance between the mass portion and the hosel portion.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a distance between the mass portion and the sole portion edge is less than a distance between the mass portion and a horizontal midplane of the body portion.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , further comprising a second mass portion connected to the body portion, wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is greater than a distance between the second mass portion and the hosel portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second filler material is injected into the interior cavity from the port, and wherein a distance from the port to the toe portion edge is less than a distance from the port to the hosel portion.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second filler material is injected into the interior cavity from the port, and wherein a distance from the port to the toe portion edge is greater than a distance from the port to the hosel portion.
14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a width of the first filler material at the center portion of the body portion is greater than a width of the second filler material at the center portion of the body portion.
15. A golf club comprising:
a shaft comprising a first end portion and a second end portion opposite of the first end portion, the second end portion coupled to a grip;
a golf club head coupled to the first end portion of the shaft, the golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a hosel portion, a top portion with a top portion edge, a sole portion with a sole portion edge, a front portion, a back portion with a back wall portion, and an interior cavity having a first cavity portion located at a center portion of the body portion, and a second cavity portion at least partially surrounding the first cavity portion;
a face portion attached to the front portion of the body portion to enclose the interior cavity;
a first filler material in the first cavity portion and coupled to the back wall portion;
a second filler material in the second cavity portion;
a port connected to the second cavity portion; and
a mass portion connected to the body portion and made from a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion,
wherein the second cavity portion is partially or entirely filled with the second filler material from the port,
wherein the second filler material extends from the first filler material to the face portion,
wherein the first filler material has a different physical property than the second filler material,
wherein a distance from the mass portion to the toe portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the hosel portion,
wherein a maximum width of the interior cavity extends through the first cavity portion and the second cavity portion, and
wherein the maximum width of the interior cavity is above the mass portion and below a horizontal midplane of the body portion.
16. A golf club as defined in claim 15 , wherein a distance from the mass portion to the toe portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the hosel portion.
17. A golf club as defined in claim 15 , wherein a distance from the mass portion to the sole portion edge is less than a distance from the mass portion to the top portion edge.
18. A golf club as defined in claim 15 , wherein the mass portion is located between the first cavity portion and the toe portion edge.
19. A golf club as defined in claim 15 , wherein the first filler material is formed as an insert and placed in the first cavity portion before the face portion is attached to the body portion, and wherein the second filler material is injected in the interior cavity after the face portion is attached to the body portion.
20. A golf club as defined in claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first filler material or the second filler material comprises a rubber-based compound.