Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a skirt portion between the top portion and the bottom portion. The golf club head may include a port region having a first plurality of weight ports and a second plurality of weight ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a skirt portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a port region defined by a curved outer surface portion of the bottom portion, the port region comprising a plurality of weight ports, each weight port of the plurality of weight ports having an opening on the curved outer surface portion, the plurality of weight ports comprising:
a first plurality of weight ports being closer to the front portion than the rear portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion a distance of at least 2.5 inches, the first plurality of weight ports arranged along a first arc that is convex relative to a tangent plane of the front portion; and
a second plurality of weight ports being closer to the rear portion than the front portion, the second plurality of weight ports arranged along a second arc that is concave relative to the tangent plane of the front portion.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 3.7 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 5 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 3.7 inches.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 5 inches.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the heel portion and a second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the toe portion, wherein a first weight portion is disposed in the first weight port and a second weight portion is disposed in the second weight port, the first weight portion having a mass greater than the second weight portion.
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a first weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the heel portion and a second weight port of the first plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the toe portion, wherein a first weight portion is disposed in the first weight port and a second weight portion is disposed in the second weight port, the second weight portion having a mass greater than the first weight portion.
8. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the heel portion and a second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the toe portion, wherein a first weight portion is disposed in the first weight port and a second weight portion is disposed in the second weight port, the first weight portion having a mass greater than the second weight portion.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a first weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the heel portion and a second weight port of the second plurality of weight ports is located nearest to the toe portion, wherein a first weight portion is disposed in the first weight port and a second weight portion is disposed in the second weight port, the second weight portion having a mass greater than the first weight portion.
10. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a skirt portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a port region defined by a curved outer surface portion of the bottom portion, the port region comprising a plurality of weight ports, each weight port of the plurality of weight ports having an opening on the curved outer surface portion, the plurality of weight ports comprising:
a first plurality of weight ports being closer to the front portion than the rear portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion a distance of at least 2.5 inches, the first plurality of weight ports arranged along a first arc that is convex relative to a tangent plane of the front portion; and
a second plurality of weight ports being closer to the rear portion than the front portion, the second plurality of weight ports arranged along a second arc that is concave relative to the tangent plane of the front portion; and
a first plurality of weight portions disposed in the first plurality of weight ports, a second plurality of weight portions disposed in the second plurality of weight ports, the first plurality of weight portions collectively defining a first mass, the second plurality of weight portions collectively defining a second mass, the first mass being greater than the second mass.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 10 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 3.7 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 10 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 5 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 10 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 3.7 inches.
14. A golf club head as defined in claim 10 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 5 inches.
15. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a skirt portion between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a port region defined by a curved outer surface portion of the bottom portion, the port region comprising a plurality of weight ports, each weight port of the plurality of weight ports having an opening on the curved outer surface portion, the plurality of weight ports comprising:
a first plurality of weight ports being closer to the front portion than the rear portion and extending between the toe portion and the heel portion a distance of at least 2.5 inches, the first plurality of weight ports arranged along a first arc that is convex relative to a tangent plane of the front portion; and
a second plurality of weight ports being closer to the rear portion than the front portion, the second plurality of weight ports arranged along a second arc that is concave relative to the tangent plane of the front portion; and
a first plurality of weight portions disposed in the first plurality of weight ports, a second plurality of weight portions disposed in the second plurality of weight ports, the first plurality of weight portions collectively defining a first mass, the second plurality of weight portions collectively defining a second mass, the second mass being greater than the first mass.
16. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 3.7 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
17. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the second plurality of weight ports extends between 2.5 and 5 inches between the toe portion and the heel portion.
18. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 3.7 inches.
19. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein the distance between the toe portion and the heel portion that the first plurality of weight ports extends is less than 5 inches.
20. A golf club head as defined in claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first plurality of weight portions has a mass of about 0.4 grams, and wherein at least one of the second plurality of weight portions has a mass of about 2.6 grams.