Golf club insert
An insert for a golf club head, wherein the insert includes a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, T max , measured perpendicular to the base surface. The insert further includes a first component comprising a non-metallic material, and a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance, D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 6 mm. The insert is configured such that a ratio D/T max is no less than 0.50.
1. A golf club head comprising:
a main body; and
an insert having:
a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, T max , measured perpendicular to the base surface;
a first component comprising a non-metallic material; and
a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance, D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 6 mm,
wherein a ratio D/T max is no less than 0.50.
2. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the maximum distance, D, is no less than 8 mm.
3. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the ratio, D/T max , is no less than 0.60.
4. The golf club head of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive member located between, and coupling, the base surface of the insert and the main body, the adhesive member comprising a double-sided adhesive tape having a thickness no less than 0.25 mm.
5. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises a striking wall having a front surface and a rear surface, and the second component is coupled to the rear surface of the striking wall.
6. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the golf club head comprises an iron-type golf club head.
7. The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the formed metal sheet comprises a flange extending generally parallel to the base surface and a sloped wall, in communication with the flange, extending outward relative to the base surface.
8. The golf club head of claim 7 , wherein the sloped wall comprises a step formation.
9. A golf club head comprising:
a main body;
an insert having:
a generally planar base surface and a maximum thickness, T max , measured perpendicular to the base surface, that is no less than 7 mm;
a first component comprising a non-metallic material; and
a second component coupled to the first component and comprising a continuous, formed metal sheet having a thickness between 0.01 mm and 3.0 mm, the second component extending a maximum distance D, in a direction perpendicular to the base surface, such that a ratio D/T max is no less than 0.50; and
an adhesive body located between, and coupling, the base surface of the insert and the main body.
10. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein T max is no less than 8.0 mm.
11. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the ratio, D 1 /T max , is no less than 0.60.
12. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the adhesive body comprises a double-sided adhesive tape having a thickness no less than 0.25 mm.
13. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the main body further comprises a striking wall having a front surface and a rear surface, and the second component is coupled to the rear surface of the striking wall.
14. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the golf club head comprises an iron-type golf club head.
15. The golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the formed metal sheet comprises a flange extending generally parallel to the base surface and a sloped wall, in communication with the flange, extending outward relative to the base surface.