Putter-type golf club head with dampening screw
A putter-type golf club head with a dampening screw is disclosed herein. The club head comprises a body and a face insert engaged by the dampening screw. The dampening screw is threadingly positioned within an aperture of an aft wall, and has a tip section and a threaded section. The sound of the putter striking a golf ball is dampened when the top section of the dampening screw engages the interior surface of the face insert.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising an aft wall, a face portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the body defining a sound chamber having an opening in the face portion, the aft wall having an aperture;
a face insert positioned over the opening, the face insert having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a dampening screw threadingly positioned within the aperture of the aft wall, the dampening screw having a tip section and a threaded section;
wherein a sound of the golf club head striking a golf ball is dampened when the top section of the dampening screw engages the interior surface of the face insert;
wherein the body has a volume ranging from 2.3 cubic inches to 2.8 cubic inches;
wherein the sound chamber has a volume ranging from 0.25 cubic inch to 0.95 cubic inch
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a pitch ranging from 2400 Hertz (Hz) to 2700 Hz;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has an amplitude ranging from 61.5 to 64.5 dBA;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a duration ranging from 25 milliseconds to 45 milliseconds.
2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the sound chamber comprises a central sound sub-chamber and an outer sound sub-chamber.
3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face insert is composed of a metal material.
4. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face insert has a variable face thickness.
5. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face insert has a return portion and a striking plate portion.
6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the face insert has a cross-bar pattern with a thick cross bar and a plurality of thin sections, wherein a thickness of the cross bar is at least 0.03 inch greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of thin sections.
7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein a volume of the central sound sub-chamber is greater than a volume of the outer sound sub-chamber.
8. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the tip section of the dampening screw is composed of nylon material.
9. The golf club head according to claim 8 wherein the face insert has a cross-bar pattern with a thick cross bar and a plurality of thin sections, wherein a thickness of the cross bar is at least 0.03 inch greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of thin sections.
10. The golf club head according to claim 9 wherein the face insert has a return portion and a striking plate portion.
11. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the tip section of the dampening screw is composed of rubber material.
12. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the tip section of the dampening screw is composed of nylon material or a rubber material.
13. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising an aft wall, a face portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the face portion having an opening, the aft wall having an aperture;
a face insert positioned over the opening in the face portion, the face insert having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a dampening screw threadingly positioned within the aperture of the aft wall, the dampening screw having a tip section and a threaded section;
wherein a sound of the golf club head striking a golf ball is dampened when the top section of the dampening screw engages the interior surface of the face insert;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a pitch ranging from 2400 Hertz (Hz) to 2700 Hz;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has an amplitude ranging from 61.5 to 64.5 dBA;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a duration ranging from 25 milliseconds to 45 milliseconds.
14. A golf club head comprising:
a body comprising an aft wall, a face portion, a crown portion and a sole portion, the face portion having an opening, the aft wall having an aperture;
a face insert positioned over the opening, the face insert having a central section and a plurality of thin sections, wherein a thickness of the central section is at least 0.03 inch greater than a thickness of each of the plurality of thin sections;
a dampening screw threadingly positioned within the aperture of the aft wall, the dampening screw having a tip section and a threaded section;
wherein a sound of the golf club head striking a golf ball is dampened when the top section of the dampening screw engages the interior surface of the face insert;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a pitch ranging from 2400 Hertz (Hz) to 2700 Hz;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has an amplitude ranging from 61.5 to 64.5 dBA;
wherein when striking a golf ball, the golf club head has a duration ranging from 25 milliseconds to 45 milliseconds.
15. The golf club head according to claim 14 wherein the face insert has a return portion and a striking plate portion.
16. The golf club head according to claim 14 wherein the tip section of the dampening screw is composed of nylon material or a rubber material.
17. The golf club head according to claim 14 wherein the body further defines a sound chamber.