Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a face portion with at least one back groove portion, a filler material in an interior cavity of the body portion, a first mass portion having a center of gravity (CG) location CG M1X , CG M1Y , CG M1Z , and a second mass portion having a CG location CG M2X , CG M2Y , CG M2Z . The first mass portion and the second mass portion have different shapes. A distance between CG M1X and CG M2X is greater than or equal to 0.5 inch and less than or equal to 2.0 inch, between CG M1Y and CG M2Y is less than or equal to 0.25 inch, and between CG M1Z and CG M2Z is less than or equal to 0.1 inch. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a volume of less than or equal to 100 cubic centimeters, the body portion comprising a first material having a first density, an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front opening at a front portion, a back portion having a back wall portion, and a top portion;
a reference coordinate system comprising a horizontal x-axis, a vertical y-axis orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis;
a center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG X , y-coordinate location CG Y , and z-coordinate location CG Z ;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the front opening, the face portion comprising at least one back groove portion;
a filler material in the interior cavity;
a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.81;
a first mass portion coupled to the body portion, the first mass portion comprising a second material having a second density different from the first density, the first mass portion having a first mass portion center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG M1X , y-coordinate location CG M1Y , and z-coordinate location CG M1Z ; and
a second mass portion coupled to the body portion, the second mass portion comprising a third material having a third density different from the first density,
wherein the first mass portion has a first shape and the second mass portion has a second shape different from the first shape,
wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is less than half a distance between the first mass portion and the toe portion edge,
wherein a distance on the x-axis between CG M1X and CG X is less than or equal to 0.1 inch,
wherein a distance on the y-axis between CG M1Y and CG Y is less than or equal to 0.6 inch, and
wherein a distance on the z-axis between CG M1Z and CG Z is less than or equal to 0.4 inch.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a weight of the second mass portion to a weight of the first mass portion is greater than or equal to 1.0.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first mass portion defines an outer surface of the body portion.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second mass portion is in the interior cavity.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the face portion comprises a plurality of front grooves and a minimum thickness, wherein the minimum thickness is a distance between a bottom of a front groove and a bottom of the at least one back groove portion.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second mass portion proximate to a portion of the toe portion edge has a same curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge or a substantially similar curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge.
7. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a volume of less than or equal to 100 cubic centimeters, the body portion comprising a first material having a first density, an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front opening at a front portion, a back portion having a back wall portion, and a top portion;
a reference coordinate system comprising a horizontal x-axis, a vertical y-axis orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis;
a center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG X , y-coordinate location CG Y , and z-coordinate location CG Z ;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the front opening, the face portion comprising at least one back groove portion;
a filler material in the interior cavity;
a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.81;
a first mass portion coupled to the body portion, the first mass portion comprising a second material having a second density different from the first density; and
a second mass portion coupled to the body portion, the second mass portion comprising a third material having a third density different from the first density, the second mass portion having a second mass portion center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG M2X , y-coordinate location CG M2Y , and z-coordinate location CG M2Z ,
wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is greater than or equal to 0.1 inch and less than or equal to 0.25 inch,
wherein a distance on the x-axis between CG M2X and CG X is greater than or equal to 0.5 inch and less than or equal to 2.0 inch,
wherein a distance on the y-axis between CG M2Y and CG Y is less than or equal to 0.5 inch, and
wherein a distance on the z-axis between CG M2Z and CG Z is less than or equal to 0.5 inch.
8. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the second density and the third density are different.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is less than half a distance between the first mass portion and the toe portion edge.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein a portion of the first mass portion defines an outer surface of the body portion.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the second mass portion is in the interior cavity.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein the at least one back groove portion is filled or at least partially filled with the filler material.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 7 , wherein a portion of the second mass portion proximate to a portion of the toe portion edge has a same curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge or a substantially similar curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge.
14. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a volume of less than or equal to 100 cubic centimeters, the body portion comprising an interior cavity, a toe portion with a toe portion edge, a heel portion with a heel portion edge, a front opening at a front portion, a back portion having a back wall portion, and a top portion;
a reference coordinate system comprising a horizontal x-axis, a vertical y-axis orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis;
a center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG X , y-coordinate location CG Y , and z-coordinate location CG Z ;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the front opening, the face portion comprising at least one back groove portion;
a filler material in the interior cavity;
a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.81;
a first mass portion coupled to the body portion, the first mass portion having a first mass portion center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG M1X , y-coordinate location CG M1Y , and z-coordinate location CG M1Z ; and
a second mass portion coupled to the body portion, the second mass portion having a second mass portion center of gravity located at x-coordinate location CG M2X , y-coordinate location CG M2Y , and z-coordinate location CG M2Z ,
wherein a ratio of a weight of the second mass portion to a weight of the first mass portion is greater than or equal to 1.0,
wherein a shape of the first mass portion is different from a shape of the second mass portion,
wherein a distance on the x-axis between CG M1X and CG M2X is greater than or equal to 0.5 inch and less than or equal to 2.0 inch,
wherein a distance on the y-axis between CG M1Y and CG M2Y is less than or equal to 0.25 inch, and
wherein a distance on the z-axis between CG M1Z and CG M2Z is less than or equal to 0.1 inch.
15. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is greater than or equal to 0.1 inch and less than or equal to 0.25 inch.
16. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , further comprising a port in the interior cavity, the port having a port height extending in a top-to-sole direction, a port width extending in a heel-to-toe direction and a port width extending in a front-to-back direction from the interior cavity toward the back wall portion, wherein the port is configured to receive the second mass portion.
17. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a portion of the first mass portion defines an outer surface of the body portion and is visible on an exterior of the body portion, and wherein the second mass portion is in the interior cavity and is not visible from an exterior of the body portion.
18. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a distance between the second mass portion and the toe portion edge is less than half a distance between the first mass portion and the toe portion edge.
19. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a portion of the second mass portion proximate to a portion of the toe portion edge has a same curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge or a substantially similar curvature as the portion of the toe portion edge.
20. A golf club head as defined in claim 14 , wherein a total weight of the filler material is greater than or equal to 15 grams and less than or equal to 35 grams.