Golf club head
A golf club head with a central body component is disclosed herein. The golf club also has a face component and an aft component. 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. A face insert of the face component has a plurality of thickness rings around a central section.
1 . A golf club head comprising:
a face component with a stiffening member, the face component comprising a body with an opening and a face insert positioned therein;
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 face insert has a plurality of thickness rings around a central section;
wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .
2 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face insert has a non-center thickest location, and a non-perimeter thinnest location.
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 first carbon based material has continuous fibers and the second carbon based material has chopped fibers.
6 . The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the sole portion has a toe edge wall and a heel edge wall.
7 . 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 .
8 . A golf club head comprising:
a face component, the face component comprising a body with an opening and a face insert positioned therein;
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 face insert has a plurality of thickness rings around a central section;
wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .
9 . The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the face insert has a non-center thickest location, and a non-perimeter thinnest location.
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, the face component comprising a body with an opening and a face insert positioned therein;
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 face insert has a plurality of thickness rings around a central section;
wherein the golf club head has an Ixx moment of inertia ranging from 2000 g-cm 2 to 3500 g-cm 2 .
14 . The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the face insert has a non-center thickest location, and a non-perimeter thinnest location.
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 .