Golf club head
A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a strike face, a rear wall behind the strike face, and a perimeter-weighting element at least partially surrounding the rear wall. The club head may further include a preload spacer associated with the rear wall and a resilient component associated with the perimeter-weighting element. The preload spacer engages the resilient component to provide positive reinforcement of the coupling between the resilient component and the perimeter-weighting element.
1. An iron-type golf head comprising:
a striking face;
a rear surface opposite the striking face;
a perimeter weighting element surrounding the rear surface and defining a cavity;
a one-piece metallic insert positioned at least partially in the cavity and having a complementary portion; and
a one-piece resilient component positioned at least partially in the cavity, the resilient component having a back surface at least partially adhesively coupled to the rear surface, the resilient component further having a projection that engages the complementary portion of the insert,
wherein the resilient component further includes a bottom surface that contacts the perimeter weighting element.
2. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein a front-to-back width of the bottom surface is greater than a front-to-back width of the projection.
3. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein the metallic insert comprises aluminum.
4. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 100 A.
5. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 90 A.
6. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 80 A.
7. The iron-type golf head of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive coupling of the resilient component to the rear surface is accomplished by an adhesive layer.
8. The iron-type golf head of claim 7 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a visco-elastic.
9. An iron-type golf head comprising:
a striking face;
a rear surface opposite the striking face;
a perimeter weighting element surrounding the rear surface and defining a cavity;
a unitary metallic insert positioned at least partially in the cavity and having an engagement portion; and
a unitary resilient component compression fitted at least partially in the cavity, the resilient component having a back surface at least partially adhesively coupled to the rear surface, the resilient component further having a projection configured to engage the engagement portion of the insert to interlock the resilient component with the metallic insert.
10. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the resilient component further includes a bottom surface that contacts the perimeter weighting element.
11. The iron-type golf head of claim 10 , wherein a front-to-back width of the bottom surface is greater than a front-to-back width of the projection.
12. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the metallic insert comprises aluminum.
13. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 100 A.
14. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 90 A.
15. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the resilient component has a Shore hardness of less than 80 A.
16. The iron-type golf head of claim 9 , wherein the adhesive coupling of the resilient component to the rear surface is accomplished by an adhesive layer.
17. The iron-type golf head of claim 16 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a visco-elastic.
18. A golf head comprising:
a striking face;
a rear surface opposite the striking face;
a perimeter weighting element surrounding the rear surface and defining a cavity;
a one-piece metallic insert positioned at least partially in the cavity and having a complementary portion; and
a one-piece resilient component positioned at least partially in the cavity, the resilient component having a back wall at least partially adhesively coupled to the rear surface and a bottom surface that contacts the perimeter weighting element, the resilient component further having a projection engaging the complementary portion of the insert,
wherein a front-to-back width of the bottom surface is greater than a front-to-back width of the projection.