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 having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion. The body portion may include a cavity wall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion. The body portion may include a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion. 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 top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a face portion;
a cavity wall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion;
a first interior cavity portion between the face portion and the cavity wall portion, the first interior cavity portion having an upper portion above a neutral axis of the body portion and a lower portion below the neutral axis;
a second interior cavity portion between the cavity wall portion and the rear portion; and
a plurality of mass portions coupled to the bottom portion;
wherein the first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with a polymer material, the polymer material coupled to the face portion and the cavity wall portion,
wherein the lower portion of the first interior cavity portion at least partially extends over at least one mass portion of the plurality of mass portions, and
wherein the upper portion of the first interior cavity portion is located between the at least one mass portion and the face portion.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion and a second set of mass portions located between the first set of mass portions and the rear portion.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion and a second set of mass portions located between the first set of mass portions and the toe portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion and a second set of mass portions located between the first set of mass portions and the heel portion.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion, a second set of mass portions, and a third set of mass portions, wherein the first set of mass portions is closer to the front portion than to the rear portion, wherein the second set of mass portions is closer to the toe portion than to the heel portion, and the third set of mass portions is closer to the heel portion than to the toe portion.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the cavity wall portion is located less than or equal to 1.0 inch (25.4 millimeters) rearward from the face portion.
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity portion is associated with a first volume, the second interior cavity portion is associated with a second volume, and the first volume is less than or equal to 50% of the second volume.
8. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a face portion;
a cavity wall portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion;
a first interior cavity portion between the face portion and the cavity wall portion;
a second interior cavity portion between the cavity wall portion and the rear portion;
a port on the bottom portion and connected to the first interior cavity portion; and
a plurality of mass portions coupled to the bottom portion;
wherein a distance from the port to the face portion is less than a distance from the port to the rear portion;
wherein the first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with a polymer material from the port, the polymer material coupled to the face portion and the cavity wall portion,
wherein at least a first mass portion of the plurality of mass portions is located inside the port to close the port,
wherein at least a second mass portion of the plurality of mass portions is located between the port and the rear portion,
wherein the first interior cavity portion is associated with a first volume, the second interior cavity portion is associated with a second volume, and the first volume is less than or equal to 50% of the second volume, and wherein the first interior cavity portion comprising an enlarged cavity portion below a neutral axis of the body portion, the enlarged cavity portion having a maximum width greater than a maximum width of the first interior cavity portion above the neutral axis.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of mass portions includes a first set of mass portions including the first mass portion and a second set of mass portions including the second mass portion, and wherein each mass portion of the first set of mass portions is made from a material having a greater density than a density of a material of the body portion.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of mass portions includes a first set of mass portions including the first mass portion and a second set of mass portions including the second mass portion, and wherein each mass portion of the second set of mass portions is made from a material having a greater density than a density of a material of the body portion.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the cavity wall portion is less than or equal to 1.0 inch (25.4 millimeters) rearward from the face portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a maximum width of the first interior cavity portion is above the port and below a neutral axis of the body portion.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the top portion comprises a crown portion including a different material than a material of the body portion.
14. A golf club comprising:
a shaft of a golf club having a first end and a second opposite end attached to a grip portion;
a golf club head attached to the first end of the shaft, the golf club head including a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a face portion;
a cavity wall portion of the body portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion;
a first interior cavity portion of the body portion between the face portion and the cavity wall portion, the first interior cavity portion having an upper portion above a neutral axis of the body portion and a lower portion below the neutral axis;
a second interior cavity portion of the body portion between the cavity wall portion and the rear portion; and
a plurality of mass portions coupled to the bottom portion;
wherein the first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with a polymer material, the polymer material coupled to the face portion and the cavity wall portion,
wherein the lower portion of the first interior cavity portion at least partially extends over at least one mass portion of the plurality of mass portions, and
wherein the upper portion of the first interior cavity portion is located between the at least one mass portion and the face portion.
15. A golf club as defined in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion and a second set of mass portions located between the first set of mass portions and the rear portion.
16. A golf club as defined in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion and a second set of mass portions located between the first set of mass portions and the toe portion or between the first set of mass portions and the heel portion.
17. A golf club as defined in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of mass portions comprises a first set of mass portions including the at least one mass portion, a second set of mass portions, and a third set of mass portions, wherein the first set of mass portions is closer to the front portion than to the rear portion, wherein the second set of mass portions is closer to the toe portion than to the heel portion, and the third set of mass portions is closer to the heel portion than to the toe portion.
18. A golf club as defined in claim 14 , wherein the cavity wall portion is located less than or equal to 1.0 inch (25.4 millimeters) rearward from the face portion.
19. A golf club as defined in claim 14 , wherein the first interior cavity portion is associated with a first volume, the second interior cavity portion is associated with a second volume, and the first volume is less than or equal to 50% of the second volume.