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 top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion defined as a side portion of the golf club head located between the top portion and the bottom portion and extending across a periphery of the golf club head from the toe portion, around the rear portion, and to the heel portion. The golf club head may include a structural support extending from the skirt portion on a toe side of the golf club head, across the bottom portion, and to the skirt portion on a heel side of the golf club head. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a volume of greater than or equal to 300 cubic centimeters, the body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion defined as a side portion of the golf club head located between the top portion and the bottom portion and extending across a periphery of the golf club head from the toe portion, around the rear portion, and to the heel portion;
a first structural support on the bottom portion extending from a location on the toe portion at or proximate to the skirt portion to a location on the heel portion at or proximate to the skirt portion;
a second structural support on the bottom portion extending from a location on the toe portion at or proximate to the skirt portion to a location on the heel portion at or proximate to the skirt portion;
a first set of ports on the bottom portion, the first set of ports located between the first structural support and the second structural support at or proximate to the skirt portion on the toe portion; and
a second set of ports on the bottom portion, the second set of ports located between the first structural support and the second structural support at or proximate to the skirt portion on the heel portion,
wherein a distance between the first structural support and the face portion is less than a distance between the second structural support and the face portion,
wherein a distance between a first port of the first set of ports and the first structural support is less than a distance between the first port of the first set of ports and the second structural support,
wherein a distance between a second port of the first set of ports and the first structural support is greater than a distance between the second port of the first set of ports and the second structural support,
wherein a distance between a first port of the second set of ports and the first structural support is less than a distance between the first port of the second set of ports and the second structural support, and
wherein a distance between a second port of the second set of ports and the first structural support is greater than a distance between the second port of the second set of ports and the second structural support.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first structural support comprises:
a first portion extending across the bottom portion in a same or substantially a same direction as the face portion, the first portion having a first end on the toe portion and a second end on the heel portion;
a second portion extending from the first end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion; and
a third portion extending from the second end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second structural support comprises:
a first portion extending across the bottom portion in a same or substantially a same direction as the face portion, the first portion having a first end on the toe portion and a second end on the heel portion;
a second portion extending from the first end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion; and
a third portion extending from the second end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a polymer material coupled to the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion.
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 further comprising a cavity portion in the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion, and a polymer material in the cavity portion.
8. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a volume of greater than or equal to 300 cubic centimeters, the body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion defined as a side portion of the golf club head located between the top portion and the bottom portion and extending across a periphery of the golf club head from the toe portion, around the rear portion, and to the heel portion;
a first structural support and a second structural support on the bottom portion, a distance between the first structural support and the face portion being less than a distance between the second structural support and the face portion, each of the first structural support and the second structural support comprising:
a first portion extending across the bottom portion in a same or substantially a same direction as the face portion, the first portion having a first end on the toe portion and a second end on the heel portion;
a second portion extending from the first end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion; and
a third portion extending from the second end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion;
a first set of ports on the bottom portion, the first set of ports located between the second portion of the first structural support and the second portion of the second structural support; and
a second set of ports on the bottom portion, the second set of ports located between the third portion of the first structural support and the third portion of the second structural support,
wherein a distance between a first port of the first set of ports and the second portion of the first structural support is less than a distance between the first port of the first set of ports and the second portion of the second structural support,
wherein a distance between a second port of the first set of ports and the second portion of the first structural support is greater than a distance between the second port of the first set of ports and the second portion of the second structural support,
wherein a distance between a first port of the second set of ports and the third portion of the first structural support is less than a distance between the first port of the second set of ports and the third portion of the second structural support, and
wherein a distance between a second port of the second set of ports and the third portion of the first structural support is greater than a distance between the second port of the second set of ports and the third portion of the second structural support.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a plurality of weight portions comprising a material having a greater density than a density of a material of the body portion, and wherein each port of the first set of ports and the second set of ports is configured to receive a weight portion of the plurality of weight portions.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a polymer material coupled to the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a cavity portion in the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion, and a polymer material in the cavity portion.
14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 further comprising a cavity portion in the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion, a polymer material in the cavity portion, and a cover portion coupled to the body portion to enclose the cavity portion.
15. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , further comprising a crown portion attached to the top portion, wherein the crown portion comprises a first material having a first density, wherein the body portion comprises a second material having a second density, and wherein the first density is less than the second density.
16. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a first material having a first density, the body portion comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion including a face portion, a rear portion, and a skirt portion defined as a side portion of the golf club head located between the top portion and the bottom portion and extending across a periphery of the golf club head from the toe portion, around the rear portion, and to the heel portion;
a crown portion coupled to the top portion, the crown portion comprising a second material having a second density less than the first density;
a first structural support on the bottom portion extending from a location on the toe portion at or proximate to the skirt portion to a location on the heel portion at or proximate to the skirt portion;
a second structural support on the bottom portion extending from a location on the toe portion at or proximate to the skirt portion to a location on the heel portion at or proximate to the skirt portion;
a first set of ports on the bottom portion, the first set of ports located between the first structural support and the second structural support at or proximate to the skirt portion on the toe portion;
a second set of ports on the bottom portion, the second set of ports located between the first structural support and the second structural support at or proximate to the skirt portion on the heel portion;
a filler material comprising a third material having a third density less than the first density and less than the second density;
a cavity portion in the bottom portion between the second structural support and the rear portion, the cavity portion configured to receive the filler material; and
a cover portion coupled to the body portion to enclose the cavity portion, wherein a distance between the first structural support and the face portion is less than a distance between the second structural support and the face portion.
17. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first structural support comprises:
a first portion extending across the bottom portion in a same or substantially a same direction as the face portion, the first portion having a first end on the toe portion and a second end on the heel portion;
a second portion extending from the first end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion; and
a third portion extending from the second end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion.
18. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.
19. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the second structural support comprises:
a first portion extending across the bottom portion in a same or substantially a same direction as the face portion, the first portion having a first end on the toe portion and a second end on the heel portion;
a second portion extending from the first end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion; and
a third portion extending from the second end toward the skirt portion and away from the face portion.
20. A golf club head as defined in claim 16 , wherein the second structural support is a groove formed on an exterior surface of the bottom portion and extending inward toward an interior cavity of the body portion.