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 first interior cavity and a second interior cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion. The first interior cavity may extend between a toe portion and a heel portion and be located between a plurality of ports and the front portion. The first internal cavity may be at least partially filled with a first elastomer portion. A second internal cavity may extend between the toe portion and the heel portion and be located between the plurality of ports and a rear portion. The second internal cavity may be at least partially filled with a second elastomer portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
a port region at the bottom portion, the port region having a plurality of ports extending along substantially an entire periphery of the port region in a spaced apart configuration to define a loop, the plurality of ports extending at least 50% of a maximum distance between the toe portion and the heel portion across the bottom portion;
a first internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the first internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the front portion, the first internal cavity being at least partially filled with a first elastomer portion; and
a second internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the second internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the rear portion, the second internal cavity being at least partially filled with a second elastomer portion,
wherein each pair of adjacent ports of the plurality of ports is separated by less than or equal to a port diameter of any port of the pair of adjacent ports.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the first internal cavity.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the second internal cavity.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the golf club head has a club head volume greater than or equal to 300 cubic centimeters.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion includes a curved outer surface, and wherein each port of the plurality of ports includes an opening on the curved outer surface of the port region, and each port of the plurality of ports is associated with a port axis that is transverse to the curved outer surface.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions with each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and a second set of weight portions with each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass, wherein the first set of weight portions are associated with at least three ports located at or proximate to the front portion, and wherein the second set of weight portions are associated with at least three ports located at or proximate to the rear portion.
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of weight portions having a first set of weight portions with each weight portion of the first set of weight portions being associated with a first mass, and a second set of weight portions with each weight portion of the second set of weight portions being associated with a second mass less than the first mass, wherein the first set of weight portions are associated with at least three ports located at or proximate to the rear portion, and wherein the second set of weight portions are associated with at least three ports located at or proximate to the front portion.
8. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
a port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the port region having a plurality of ports along a periphery of the port region, the plurality of ports comprising:
a first set of ports located at or proximate to the front portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion along a curved path on the bottom portion, the first set of ports including at least three adjacent ports spaced apart by less than or equal to a port diameter of any port of the first set of ports; and
a second set of ports located at or proximate to the rear portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion along a curved path on the bottom portion, the second set of ports including at least three adjacent ports spaced apart by less than or equal to the port diameter of any port of the second set of ports;
a first internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the first internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the front portion, the first internal cavity being at least partially filled with a first elastomer portion; and
a second internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the second internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the rear portion, the second internal cavity being at least partially filled with a second elastomer portion.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the first internal cavity.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the second internal cavity.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first set of ports or the second set of ports extend more than 50% of a maximum distance between the toe portion and the heel portion across the bottom portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first elastomer portion is a structural support.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first elastomer portion comprises a non-foaming injection moldable elastomer material, the first elastomer portion being a structural support for the body portion.
14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first elastomer portion comprises a viscoelastic urethane polymer material.
15. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the bottom portion includes an outer surface associated with an outer surface curve, and wherein each port of the plurality of ports includes an opening on a curved outer surface of a weight port region and each port of the plurality of ports is associated with a port axis that is transverse to the curved outer surface.
16. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
a port region located at or proximate to the bottom portion, the port region having a plurality of ports along a periphery of the port region, the plurality of ports comprising:
a first set of ports proximate to the toe portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion along a curved path on the bottom portion, the first set of ports including at least three adjacent ports being spaced apart by less than or equal to a port diameter of any port of the first set of ports; and
a second set of ports proximate to the heel portion and extending between the front portion and the rear portion along a curved path on the bottom portion, the second set of ports including at least three adjacent ports being spaced apart by less than or equal to the port diameter of any port of the second set of ports;
a first internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the first internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the front portion, the first internal cavity being at least partially filled with a first elastomer portion; and
a second internal cavity at or proximate to the bottom portion, the second internal cavity extending between the toe portion and the heel portion and being located between the plurality of ports and the rear portion, the second internal cavity being at least partially filled with a second elastomer portion.
17. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the first internal cavity.
18. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , further comprising an interior port connecting one of the plurality of ports to the second internal cavity.
19. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first elastomer portion comprises a thermoplastic elastomer material.
20. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first elastomer portion comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane material.