GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING A REMOVABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY
The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head includes a striking face portion, an upper back portion, and a removable weight assembly. The sole may include a sole recess and a sole blind hole. The removable weight assembly may include a cylindrical weight to fit into the sole blind hole and a weight cover to cover the cylindrical weight in an installed position.
1 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
an upper back portion extending backward from at least a top portion of the striking face portion;
a sole extending backward from at least a bottom portion of the striking face portion, wherein the sole comprises a toeward sole portion, wherein the toeward sole portion comprises:
a sole recess; and
a sole blind hole, wherein a major axis of the sole blind hole is substantially parallel to the striking face portion, and wherein the major axis of the sole blind hole runs along a substantially heel-to-toe direction; and
a removable weight assembly comprising:
a cylindrical weight to fit into the sole blind hole in an installed position; and
a weight cover to cover the cylindrical weight in the installed position.
2 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the major axis is located at a distance between about 2.0 mm and about 12.0 mm from the striking face portion.
3 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the major axis is parallel to the striking face portion.
4 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between the major axis and the striking face portion is between about −5 degrees and about 5 degrees.
5 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight cover further comprises:
a cap to cover the cylindrical weight in the installed position, wherein the cap comprises a cap through hole; and
a fastening mechanism to secure the cylindrical weight in the installed position.
6 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein the cap comprises a fastening recess to receive a portion of the fastening mechanism, and wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a weight recess to receive a portion of the cylindrical weight.
7 . The golf club head of claim 5 , wherein in the installed position, a geometric center of the cylindrical weight and a geometric center of the cap through hole are aligned with the major axis.
8 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical weight comprises a metal.
9 . The golf club head of claim 8 , wherein the metal comprises one of tungsten, steel, and titanium.
10 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the sole comprises a first material.
11 . The golf club head of claim 10 , wherein the weight cover comprises the first material.
12 . The golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the weight cover is stainless steel.
13 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
an upper back portion extending backward from at least a top portion of the striking face portion;
a sole extending backward from at least a bottom portion of the striking face portion, wherein the sole comprises a toeward sole portion, wherein the toeward sole portion comprises a sole blind hole, wherein a major axis of the sole blind hole is substantially parallel to the striking face portion, and wherein the major axis of the sole blind hole runs along a heel-to-toe direction; and
a cylindrical weight to fit into the sole blind hole in an installed position.
14 . The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein a heelward portion of the sole blind hole comprises threads.
15 . The golf club head of claim 14 , wherein a portion of the cylindrical weight comprises threads to engage the threads of the sole blind hole thereby securing the cylindrical weight to the golf club head.
16 . The golf club head of claim 13 , wherein the cylindrical weight comprises a metal.
17 . The golf club head of claim 16 , wherein the metal comprises one of tungsten, steel, and titanium.
18 . A golf club head, comprising:
a striking face portion;
an upper back portion extending backward from at least a top portion of the striking face portion;
a sole extending backward from at least a bottom portion of the striking face portion, wherein the sole comprises:
a toeward sole portion, wherein the toeward sole portion comprises a first sole recess;
a heelward sole portion, wherein the heelward sole portion comprises a second sole recess; and
a weight through hole, wherein a major axis of the weight through hole is substantially parallel to the striking face portion, and wherein the major axis of the weight through hole runs along a heel-to-toe direction; and
a removable weight assembly comprising:
a cylindrical weight to fit into the weight through hole in an installed position;
a first weight cover to cover the first sole recess in the installed position, wherein the first weight cover comprises a cover through hole to receive the cylindrical weight; and
a second weight cover to cover the second sole recess in the installed position, wherein the second weight cover comprises a cover blind hole to receive a second portion of the cylindrical weight.
19 . The golf club head of claim 18 , wherein the cylindrical weight comprises:
a weight head; and
a weight body, wherein a portion of the weight body comprises threads to secure the cylindrical weight to the cover blind hole.
20 . The golf club head of claim 18 , wherein in the installed position, a geometric center of the cylindrical weight, a geometric center of the cover through hole, and a geometric center of the cover blind hole are aligned with the major axis.