MODULAR GOLF CLUB INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY
A modular golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a striking face and a back. The back may include a recessed channel. The golf club head may include a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel. The slidable cover may include a cover through hole with an axis that is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis.
1 . A modular golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a striking face; and
a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises a recessed channel; and
a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover comprises a cover through hole, wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis.
2 . The modular golf club head of claim 1 , wherein an axis of the cover through hole is at an angle theta θ, and wherein the angle theta θ is measured from a heel-to-toe axis toward a bottom-to-top axis.
3 . The modular golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the slidable cover engages the at least part of the recessed channel in a sliding direction.
4 . The modular golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the sliding direction comprises a toe-to-heel direction.
5 . The modular golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the sliding direction is at an angle theta θ, and wherein the angle theta θ is measured from a heel-to-toe axis toward a bottom-to-top axis.
6 . The modular golf club head of claim 3 , wherein the sliding direction further comprises a bottom-to-top direction, such that the sliding direction is diagonal.
7 . The modular golf club head of claim 1 , wherein installing the slidable cover provides a uniform appearance to the modular golf club head.
8 . The modular golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the slidable cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion, wherein the first cover portion comprises a first material and a second cover portion comprises a second material, and wherein the first material is denser than the second material.
9 . The modular golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the modular golf club head further comprises a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein.
10 . The modular golf club head of claim 9 , wherein the movable weight comprises a first weight portion and a second weight portion, wherein the first weight portion comprises a third material and a second weight portion comprises a fourth material, and wherein the third material is denser than the fourth material.
11 . A modular golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a striking face; and
a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises a recessed channel; and
a weight assembly comprising:
a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein; and
a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover comprises a cover through hole, wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis.
12 . The modular golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the slidable cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion, wherein the first cover portion comprises a first material and a second cover portion comprises a second material, and wherein the first material is denser than the second material.
13 . The modular golf club head of claim 11 , wherein the movable weight comprises a first weight portion and a second weight portion, wherein the first weight portion comprises a third material and a second weight portion comprises a fourth material, and wherein the third material is denser than the fourth material.
14 . A modular golf club head comprising:
a body comprising:
a striking face; and
a back extending rearward from at least a part of the striking face, wherein the back comprises a recessed channel; and
a weight assembly comprising:
a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein; and
a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, wherein the slidable cover at least partially covers the recessed channel, and wherein the slidable cover comprises a sliding direction angle comprising a positive value from a heel-to-toe axis toward a bottom-to-top axis.
15 . The modular golf club head of claim 14 , wherein a vertical gap is provided between a bottom of slidable cover and a top of the recessed channel in a locked configuration, providing a visual indication of a position of the movable weight along the recessed channel.
16 . The modular golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the slidable cover further comprises a cover through hole, wherein the cover through hole is on a toe end of the cover.
17 . The modular golf club head of claim 16 , wherein an axis of the cover through hole is at an angle theta θ, wherein the angle theta θ is measured from a heel-to-toe axis toward a bottom-to-top axis.
18 . The modular golf club head of claim 16 , wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially parallel to a back-to-front axis.
19 . The modular golf club head of claim 16 , wherein an axis of the cover through hole is substantially perpendicular to the striking face.
20 . The modular golf club head of claim 14 , wherein the slidable cover comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion, wherein the first cover portion comprises a first material and a second cover portion comprises a second material, and wherein the first material is denser than the second material.