GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING AN INSERT
A golf club head including an insert is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a face, a sole including an insert pocket, a back, and a sole. The golf club head may include an insert to fit into the insert pocket. The insert may include a sole cover and a weight. The sole cover may separate the weight from the face.
1 . A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a face; and
a sole extending backward from a bottom of the face, wherein the sole comprises:
a leading edge defined as a boundary between the face and the sole;
an insert pocket backward of the leading edge, wherein the insert pocket is a recessed region of the sole;
a central region backward of the insert pocket; and
a trailing edge backward of the central region; and
an insert to fit into the insert pocket, wherein the insert comprises:
a sole cover comprising a front portion forming a front of the sole cover; and
a weight above at least part of the sole cover, wherein the weight is in contact with at least a back of the insert pocket;
wherein the sole cover separates the weight from the face.
2 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the front portion comprises a cover rail extending backward from a back of the front portion.
3 . The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the weight comprises a groove to receive the cover rail.
4 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the sole cover further comprises a bottom portion forming a part of the sole in an installed position.
5 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the insert pocket comprises:
a front wall extending upward from a front edge of the sole;
a top wall extending backward from a top of the front wall;
a back wall extending downward from a back of the top wall;
a first side wall extending between heel ends of the front wall, the top wall, and the back wall; and
a second side wall extending between toe ends of the front wall, the top wall, and the back wall.
6 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein a face surface of the front portion is in contact with a rear surface of the front wall, thereby separating the weight from the front wall with the sole cover.
7 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein the top wall comprises:
a first top wall extending backward from a top of the front wall; and
a second top wall extending forward from a top of the back wall, wherein the first top wall and the second top wall are separated by an opening exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head.
8 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the golf club head further comprises a fastener to secure the insert to the golf club head, and wherein the sole cover comprises a Young's modulus that is less than a threshold value.
9 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein the front wall is angled at a first wall angle, wherein the first wall angle is less than about 90 degrees, wherein the back wall is angled at a second wall angle, wherein the second wall angle is less than about 90 degrees, wherein a fastener axis is angled at a fastener angle, and wherein the fastener angle is less than about 90 degrees.
10 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the front portion comprises:
a cover channel oriented toward an interior cavity of the body; and
a cover insert to fit into the cover channel, wherein the cover insert comprises a polymer.
11 . A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a face; and
a sole extending backward from a bottom of the face, wherein the sole comprises:
a leading edge defined as a boundary between the face and the sole;
an insert pocket backward of the leading edge, wherein the insert pocket is a recessed region of the sole;
a central region backward of the insert pocket; and
a trailing edge backward of the central region; and
an insert to fit into the insert pocket, wherein the insert comprises:
a sole cover comprising:
a front portion forming a front of the sole cover, wherein the front portion comprises a cover rail extending backward from a back of the front portion; and
a bottom portion forming a bottom of the sole cover, and wherein the bottom portion forms a part of the sole in an installed position; and
a weight above at least part of the sole cover, wherein the weight is in contact with at least a back of the insert pocket, and wherein the weight comprises a groove to receive the cover rail;
wherein the sole cover separates the weight from the face.
12 . The golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the insert pocket comprises:
a front wall extending upward from a front edge of the sole;
a top wall extending backward from a top of the front wall;
a back wall extending downward from a back of the top wall;
a first side wall extending between heel ends of the front wall, the top wall, and the back wall; and
a second side wall extending between toe ends of the front wall, the top wall, and the back wall.
13 . The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein a face surface of the front portion is in contact with a rear surface of the front wall, thereby separating the weight from the front wall with the sole cover.
14 . The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein the top wall comprises:
a first top wall extending backward from a top of the front wall; and
a second top wall extending forward from a top of the back wall, wherein the first top wall and the second top wall are separated by an opening exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head.
15 . The golf club head of claim 12 , wherein the front portion comprises:
a cover channel oriented toward an interior cavity of the body; and
a cover insert to fit into the cover channel, wherein the cover insert comprises a polymer.
16 . A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a face; and
a sole extending backward from a bottom of the face, wherein the sole comprises:
a leading edge defined as a boundary between the face and the sole;
an insert pocket backward of the leading edge, wherein the insert pocket is a recessed region of the sole, and wherein the insert pocket comprises:
a front wall extending upward from a front of the sole;
a first top wall extending backward from a top of the front wall;
a back wall extending upward from a back of the sole;
a second top wall extending forward from a top of the back wall,
an opening exposing an interior cavity of the golf club head,
wherein the opening separates the first top wall and the second top wall;
a first side wall extending between heel ends of the front wall, the first top wall, the second top wall, and the back wall; and
a second side wall extending between toe ends of the front wall, the first top wall, the second top wall, and the back wall;
a central region backward of the insert pocket; and
a trailing edge backward of the central region; and
an insert to fit into the insert pocket, wherein the insert comprises:
a sole cover comprising:
a front portion forming a front of the sole cover; and
a bottom portion forming a bottom of the sole cover, and wherein the bottom portion forms a part of the sole in an installed position; and
a weight above at least part of the sole cover, wherein the weight is in contact with at least the back wall;
wherein the sole cover separates the weight from the face.
17 . The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the front portion comprises a cover rail extending backward from a back of the front portion, and wherein the weight comprises a groove to receive the cover rail.
18 . The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein the cover rail comprises a fastener hole to receive a part of a fastener, and the weight further comprises through holes to receive parts of the fastener.
19 . The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the weight comprises a rail extending forward from a front of the weight, and wherein the rail comprises post holes to receive posts, and wherein the front portion comprises:
a groove to receive the rail; and
the posts fitting into the post holes.
20 . The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the front portion comprises:
a cover channel oriented toward an interior cavity of the body; and
a cover insert to fit into the cover channel, wherein the cover insert comprises a polymer.