GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING A REMOVABLE WEIGHT
The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head includes a striking face portion, a back portion, a removable weight, and a fastener. The back portion may include an upper blade portion, a gutter, and a lower muscle portion. The lower muscle portion may include a sole and a back flange including a weight recess. The sole may include a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess. The removable weight may fit into the weight recess.
1 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
a back portion comprise:
an upper blade portion;
a gutter extending downward from the upper blade portion; and
a lower muscle portion extending downward from the gutter, wherein the lower muscle portion comprises:
a back flange, wherein the back flange comprises a weight recess; and
a sole extending backward from a lower portion of the striking face portion to the back flange, wherein the sole comprises a toeward sole portion, wherein the toeward sole portion comprises a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess,
a removable weight to fit into the weight recess, comprising:
a body portion covered by the sole in an installed position, wherein the body portion fits into a portion of the weight recess; and
a cover portion to cover the weight recess in the installed position; and
a fastener to secure the removable weight in the installed position, and wherein a portion of the fastener engages a toeward portion of the body portion in the installed position.
2 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the removable weight comprises a metal.
3 . The golf club head of claim 2 , wherein the metal comprises one of tungsten, steel, titanium, aluminum, scandium, zinc, nickel, copper, and iron.
4 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a width of the removable weight is more than about 80% of a width of the back flange.
5 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a width of the body portion is less than a width of the cover portion.
6 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a width of the body portion is about 25% of a width of the cover portion.
7 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein a height of the body portion is larger than a height of the cover portion.
8 . The golf club head of claim 6 , wherein a depth of the body portion is less than a depth of the cover portion.
9 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a fastener axis running along a heel-to-toe direction.
10 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
a back portion comprise:
an upper blade portion;
a gutter extending downward from the upper blade portion; and
a lower muscle portion extending downward from the gutter, wherein the lower muscle portion comprises:
a back flange, wherein the back flange comprises:
a weight recess extending into a sole; and
a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess; and
the sole extending backward from a lower portion of the striking face portion to the back flange;
a removable weight to fit into the weight recess, comprising:
a weight through hole accessible to the fastener through hole;
a body portion covered by the sole in an installed position, wherein the body portion fits into a portion of the weight recess; and
a cover portion to cover the weight recess in the installed position; and
a fastener to secure the removable weight in the installed position via the fastener through hole.
11 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the removable weight comprises a metal.
12 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the metal comprises one of tungsten, steel, titanium, aluminum, scandium, zinc, nickel, copper, and iron.
13 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein a width of the removable weight is more than about 80% of a width of the back flange.
14 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein a width of the body portion is less than a width of the cover portion.
15 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the fastener comprises a fastener axis, and wherein the fastener axis is perpendicular to an exterior surface of the back flange.
16 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein a first portion of the removable weight extends partially faceward in the installed position, and wherein a second portion of the removable weight extends partially backward in the installed position.
17 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
a back portion comprise:
an upper blade portion;
a gutter extending downward from the upper blade portion; and
a lower muscle portion extending downward from the gutter, wherein the lower muscle portion comprises:
a back flange, wherein the back flange comprises a weight recess; and
a sole extending backward from a lower portion of the striking face portion to the back flange, wherein the sole comprises a toeward sole portion, wherein the toeward sole portion comprises a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess,
a removable weight to fit into the weight recess, comprising:
a body portion covered by the sole in an installed position, wherein the body portion fits into a portion of the weight recess; and
a cover portion to cover the weight recess in the installed position, wherein a width of the body portion is less than a width of the cover portion;
wherein a width of the removable weight is more than about 80% of a width of the back flange; and
a fastener to secure the removable weight in the installed position, and wherein a portion of the fastener engages a toeward portion of the body portion in the installed position.
18 . The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein the body portion comprises a body through hole to engage the first portion of the fastener.
19 . The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein the removable weight comprises a metal.
20 . The golf club head of claim 17 , wherein the fastener comprises a fastener axis, and wherein the fastener axis is perpendicular to an exterior surface of the back flange.