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Golf club head having an alignment marker on its strike face

a golf club head and alignment marker technology, applied in the field of metal golf club heads, can solve the problems of difficult identification of strike lines and many golfers' difficulty in striking golf balls at the sweet spo

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-28
MACGREGOR GOLF
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[0003] In light of the above-described problems of some conventional golf club heads, some embodiments of the present invention generally strive to provide a golf club head having an alignment marker on its strike face. The alignment marker assists golfers in aligning a golf ball with the geometric center of the strike face when addressing the golf ball.
[0004] In accordance with one embodiment, the invention concerns a golf club head having a hollow metal body with a metal strike face. The metal strike face has a coating applied thereto of a first hue of color that defines an alignment marker for a golfer. The decorative coating covers at least 10% of an entire surface area of the metal strike face, covers the geometric center of the strike face, is bounded by at least a second hue of color that is different than the first hue of color, and does not extend to a periphery of the metal strike face The coating has physical properties that do not affect a launch angle and spin rate of a golf ball hit with the golf club head.

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Many golfers have difficulty striking golf balls at the sweet spot, especially with oversized club heads.
Unfortunately, strike lines are difficult to identify when addressing a golf ball.

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[0010]FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of a golf club head 20 in accordance with the present invention. The golf club head 20 is attached to a golf shaft (not illustrated) to form an assembled golf club (not illustrated). As illustrated in FIG. 1, the golf club head 20 has a front strike face 22 that strikes a golf ball when a golfer swings the club. The strike face 22 includes a periphery defined by a top edge 24, a bottom edge 26, a toe edge 28, and a heel edge 30. The golf club head 20 also includes a backside 32 located opposite from the front strike face 22 and that defines the trailing edge of the club head 20 when a golfer swings the club. The golf club head 20 also includes a heel 34, a toe 36 located opposite from the heel, and a hosel 38 that receives the shaft of the golf club. The golf club head 20 further includes a crown 40 that defines the top of the golf club head, and a sole located opposite from the crown. The sole adjoins the bottom edge 26 of the strike face 22 ...

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Abstract

A golf club head having a hollow metal body with a metal strike face. The metal strike face has a coating applied thereto of a first hue of color that defines an alignment marker for a golfer. The decorative coating covers at least 10% of an entire surface area of the metal strike face, covers the geometric center of the strike face, is bounded by at least a second hue of color that is different than the first hue of color, and does not extend to a periphery of the metal strike face The coating has physical properties that do not affect a launch angle and spin rate of a golf ball hit with the golf club head.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to metal golf club heads and, more particularly, to the strike face of metal golf club heads. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART [0002] The ideal location to strike a golf ball on a metal wood head, such as driver, is typically at or very near the geometric center of the strike face. This is often termed the “sweet spot” of the strike face. Many golfers have difficulty striking golf balls at the sweet spot, especially with oversized club heads. To assist golfers in striking golf balls at the sweet spot of the strike face, many club heads include score lines on the strike face that roughly surround the sweet spot. Unfortunately, strike lines are difficult to identify when addressing a golf ball. SUMMARY [0003] In light of the above-described problems of some conventional golf club heads, some embodiments of the present invention generally strive to provide a golf club head having an alignment marker on its strike face. The align...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04A63B69/36
CPCA63B53/0466A63B69/3632A63B2053/0408A63B2053/0441A63B2053/0416A63B53/0408A63B53/0416A63B53/0441
Inventor WOOD, DAVID A.BODE, JAMES A.
Owner MACGREGOR GOLF
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