Multiple material golf club head

1. A golf club head comprising:

a major body composed of a metal material, the major body having front wall section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge section, the front wall section has an opening, the return section extending a distance ranging 0.1 inch to 2.75 inches from a perimeter of the front wall section, the major body having a mass ranging from 140 grams to 200 grams;

a striking plate insert positioned in the opening of the front wall section of the major body, the striking plate insert having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch;

a minor body having a crown section and a ribbon section, the minor body attached to the ledge section of the major body, the minor body having a mass ranging from 4 grams to 50 grams; and

an epoxy-based composition position at a face-sole junction of the major body;

wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters.

2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate insert is composed of a metal material.

3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the minor body is composed of a metal material having a density lower than the density of the material of the major body.

4. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the minor body is composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material.

5. The golf club head according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of stiffening members.

6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate insert has a plurality of concentric regions of varying thickness.

7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the major body is composed of a cast titanium alloy material, the striking plate insert is composed of a formed titanium alloy, and the minor body is composed of a composite material.

8. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an amplitude level of less than 118 decibels when impacting a golf ball at a swing speed ranging from 80 MPH to 130 MPH.

9. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has an amplitude level of approximately 110 decibels when impacting a golf ball at a swing speed ranging from 80 MPH to 130 MPH.

10. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the epoxy-based composition has a mass ranging from 1.0 gram to 10 grams.

11. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the epoxy-based composition has a mass ranging from 3.0 gram to 7.0 grams.

12. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 350 cubic centimeters to 495 cubic centimeters.

13. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head ranges from 2800 grams-centimeters squared to 5000 grams-centimeters squared.

14. A golf club head comprising:

a major body composed of a cast titanium alloy material, the major body having a front wall section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge section, the return section extending a distance ranging 0.10 inch to 2.75 inches from a perimeter of the front wall section, the ledge section is inward a distance ranging from 0.005 inch to 0.020 inch from an exterior surface of the major body;

a striking plate insert positioned in the opening of the front wall section of the major body, the striking plate insert having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, the striking plate insert composed of a formed titanium alloy material;

a minor body having a crown section and a ribbon section, the minor body attached to the ledge section of the major body, the minor body having a thickness ranging from 0.010 inch to 0.070 inch, the minor body composed of a plurality of plies of pre-preg material;

a plurality of stiffening members disposed on an interior surface of the sole section of the major body, each of the stiffening members extending along a majority of the length of the sole section and having a thickness of approximately 0.375 inch;

epoxy-based composition position at a face-sole junction of the major body, the epoxy based composition having a mass ranging from 3.0 grams to 7.0 grams and extending from 2.0 inches to 3.5 inches along a heel to toe direction of the face-sole junction;

wherein the moment of inertia about the Izz axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head that ranges from 2800 to 5000 grams-centimeters squared, and the moment of inertia about the Iyy axis through the center of gravity of the golf club head that ranges from 2000 to 3500 grams-centimeters squared.

15. A golf club head comprising:

a major body composed of a metal material, the major body having front wall section, a return section, a sole section, a ribbon section and a ledge section, the front wall section has an opening, the major body having a mass ranging from 140 grams to 200 grams;

a striking plate insert positioned in the opening of the front wall section of the major body, the striking plate insert having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch;

a minor body having a crown section and a ribbon section, the minor body attached to the ledge section of the major body, the minor body having a mass ranging from 4 grams to 50 grams and composed of a non-metal material; and

epoxy-based composition position at a face-sole junction of the major body, the epoxy based composition having a mass ranging from 3.0 grams to 7.0 grams and extending from 2.0 inches to 3.5 inches along a heel to toe direction of the face-sole junction;

wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 290 cubic centimeters to 600 cubic centimeters.