Golf club head
A golf club head with a central body component is disclosed herein. The central body component includes a crown portion and a sole portion. The crown portion is composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material. The sole portion is composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material. The central body component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a face component with a stiffening member;
a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a first carbon based material,
a sole portion composed of a second carbon based material,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component;
wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body;
wherein the first carbon based material has continuous fibers and the second carbon based material has chopped fibers:
wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face component is composed of a metal material.
3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.
4. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.
5. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the sole portion has a toe edge wall and a heel edge wall.
6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .
7. A golf club head comprising:
a face component with a stiffening member;
a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a first carbon based material,
a sole portion composed of a second carbon based material,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component;
wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body;
wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 ;
wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .
8. A golf club head comprising:
a face component;
a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a first carbon based material,
a sole portion composed of a second carbon based material,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component;
wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body;
wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 ;
wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .
9. The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the face component is composed of a metal material.
10. The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.
11. The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.
12. The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .
13. A golf club head comprising:
a face component;
a central body component comprising
a crown portion composed of a continuous carbon fiber reinforced epoxy material, wherein the crown portion has a thickness ranging from 0.025 inch to 0.040 inch,
a sole portion composed of a chopped carbon fiber reinforced vinyl ester sheet molding compound material, the sole portion having a thickness ranging from 0.040 inch to 0.240 inch,
wherein the crown portion is attached to the sole portion,
wherein the component has a front opening and a rear opening with a hollow interior;
an aft-component;
wherein the face component is attached to a front opening of the central body and the aft component is attached to a rear opening of the central body;
wherein the golf club head has an Izz moment of inertia ranging from 4000 g-cm 2 to 6000 g-cm 2 .
14. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the face component is composed of a metal material.
15. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the face component is composed of a titanium alloy material.
16. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the aft-component is composed of a metal material.
17. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the golf club head has an Iyy moment of inertia ranging from 2500 g-cm 2 to 4000 g-cm 2 .
18. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .