GOLF CLUB FACE INCLUDING VOIDS
A golf club face including voids is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club face may include a front surface to impact a golf ball, a rear surface, and a plurality of two or more voids between the front surface and the rear surface distributed in a pattern.
1 . A golf club face comprising:
a front surface to impact a golf ball;
a rear surface; and
a plurality of two or more voids between the front surface and the rear surface distributed in a pattern.
2 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids have a volume of between about 0.05 mm 3 to about 8.5 mm 3 .
3 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids are spherical.
4 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of two or more voids are distributed radially around a center of the golf club face.
5 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids are cylindrical.
6 . The golf club face of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids extend across the golf club face horizontally.
7 . The golf club face of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids extend across the golf club face vertically.
8 . The golf club face of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids are spaced apart by at least 1 diameter length from a center of adjacent ones of the plurality of two or more voids.
9 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of two or more voids have different volumes.
10 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids extend radially outward from a center of the golf club face.
11 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein the golf club face further comprises a fill material to fill each of the plurality of two or more voids.
12 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of two or more voids are offset toward the front surface from a midplane.
13 . The golf club face of claim 1 , wherein the golf club face has a diameter-to-thickness ratio between about 0.5 to about 1.0, wherein the diameter-to-thickness ratio is defined as
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14 . A golf club head comprising:
a face, wherein the face comprises:
a front surface to impact a golf ball;
a rear surface opposite the front surface; and
a body extending between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the body comprises a plurality of two or more voids distributed in a pattern.
15 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids have a volume of between about 0.05 mm 3 to about 25.0 mm 3 .
16 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of two or more voids are spherical.
17 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein at least some of the plurality of two or more voids have different volumes.
18 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of two or more voids are offset toward the front surface from a midplane between about 0.025 mm to about 2.00 mm.
19 . A method of forming voids in a golf club face, the method comprising:
forming an initial face insert, wherein the initial face insert comprises:
an initial front surface, wherein the initial front surface comprises a first set of ribs;
an initial rear surface opposite the initial front surface, wherein the initial rear surface comprises a second set of ribs opposite the first set of ribs; and
an initial body extending between the initial front surface and the initial rear surface; and
cooling the initial face insert to form an intermediate face insert thereby forming a plurality of two or more voids in an intermediate body between the first set of ribs and the second set of ribs.
20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising removing the first set of ribs and the second set of ribs to form a final face insert, wherein the final face insert comprises:
a front surface intended to impact a golf ball;
a rear surface opposite the front surface; and
a body extending between the front surface and the rear surface, wherein the body comprises the plurality of two or more voids.