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 includes a body portion with a first interior cavity portion and a second interior cavity portion. A polymer material in the first interior cavity portion has a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.50 and less than or equal to 0.95. The golf club head includes a first set of mass portions, a second set of mass portions, and a third set of mass portions. A maximum first interior cavity width is above the second set of mass portions and below a neutral axis, and a first interior cavity portion extends over the second set of mass portions at the maximum first interior cavity width. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a face portion;
a first interior cavity portion extending from the face portion toward the rear portion, the first interior cavity portion having a first interior cavity width in a front-to-rear direction and being variable in a top-to-bottom direction;
a second interior cavity portion distinct from the first interior cavity portion and located between the first interior cavity portion and the rear portion;
a polymer material in the first interior cavity portion, the polymer material having a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.50 and less than or equal to 0.95; and
a plurality of mass portions coupled to the bottom portion, the plurality of mass portions comprising a first set of mass portions at or proximate to the toe portion, a second set of mass portions at or proximate to the front portion, and a third set of mass portions at or proximate to the heel portion,
wherein a maximum first interior cavity width is above the second set of mass portions and below the neutral axis, and
wherein the first interior cavity portion extends over the second set of mass portions at the maximum first interior cavity width.
2. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first set of mass portions, the second set of mass portions, or the third set of mass portions comprises at least two mass portions.
3. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity width increases from a location below the neutral axis to the maximum first interior cavity width.
4. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity width between the second set of mass portions and the face portion is substantially less than the maximum first interior cavity width.
5. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity width above the neutral axis is substantially less than the maximum first interior cavity width.
6. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the maximum first interior cavity width is less than or equal to 1.0 inch (25.4 millimeters).
7. A golf club head as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first interior cavity portion is associated with a first volume, the second interior cavity portion is associated with a second volume, and the first volume is less than or equal to 50% of the second volume.
8. A golf club head comprising:
a hollow body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a front opening;
at least one mass portion coupled to the bottom portion, the at least one mass portion located at or proximate to the front portion;
a face portion coupled to the front portion to close the front opening and define an interior cavity in the hollow body portion, the interior cavity comprising a first interior cavity portion extending from the face portion toward the rear portion, and a second interior cavity portion distinct from the first interior cavity portion and located between the first interior cavity portion and the rear portion, the first interior cavity portion comprising:
a first cavity width above the neutral axis;
a second cavity width below the neutral axis and above the at least one mass portion; and
a third cavity width between the at least one mass portion and the face portion, a polymer material in the first interior cavity portion, the polymer material comprising:
a density of less than or equal to 1.5 g/cm 3 ;
a compression deformation value of greater than or equal to 0.0787 inch (2 mm) and less than or equal to 0.1968 inch (5 mm); and
a surface Shore D hardness ranging of greater than or equal to 40 and less than or equal to 60;
wherein the second cavity width is variable and includes a maximum width of the first interior cavity portion,
wherein the third cavity width includes a minimum width of the first interior cavity portion.
9. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a distance between the at least one mass portion and the face portion is less than the maximum width.
10. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein a distance between the at least one mass portion and the face portion is greater than the first cavity width.
11. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first cavity width is substantially constant.
12. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the third cavity width is substantially constant.
13. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the second cavity width increases from a location below the neutral axis to the maximum width.
14. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the maximum width is less than or equal to 1.0 inch (25.4 millimeters).
15. A golf club head as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first interior cavity portion is associated with a first volume, the second interior cavity portion is associated with a second volume, and the first volume is less than or equal to 50% of the second volume.
16. A golf club comprising:
a shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
a grip coupled to the first end portion; and
a golf club head coupled to the second end portion, the golf club head comprising:
a body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a rear portion, a neutral axis, and a front portion having a face portion;
a first interior cavity portion extending from the face portion toward the rear portion, the first interior cavity portion having a first interior cavity width in a front-to-rear direction and being variable in a top-to-bottom direction;
a second interior cavity portion distinct from the first interior cavity portion and located between the first interior cavity portion and the rear portion;
a polymer material in the first interior cavity portion, the polymer material having a coefficient of restitution of greater than or equal to 0.50 and less than or equal to 0.95; and
a plurality of mass portions coupled to the bottom portion, the plurality of mass portions comprising a first mass portion at or proximate to the toe portion, a second mass portion at or proximate to the front portion, and a third mass portion at or proximate to the heel portion,
wherein a maximum first interior cavity width is above the second mass portion and below the neutral axis, and
wherein the first interior cavity portion extends over the second mass portion at the maximum first interior cavity width.
17. A golf club as defined in claim 16 , wherein at least one of the first mass portion, the second mass portion, or the third mass portion comprises at least two separate weights.
18. A golf club as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first interior cavity width increases from a location below neutral axis to the maximum first interior cavity width.
19. A golf club as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first interior cavity width between the second mass portion and the face portion is substantially less than the maximum first interior cavity width.
20. A golf club as defined in claim 16 , wherein the first interior cavity width above the neutral axis is substantially less than the maximum first interior cavity width.