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Putter

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-20
ACUSHNET CO
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[0010] The present invention is also directed to a putter club with a body and a sole plate

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However, the prior art does not contemplate a putter that has a striking face with properties that are uniquely different from other parts of the club.

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[0017] Putter club head 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-5. Club head 10 comprises front 12, back 14, top 16, sole 18, heel 20, toe 22 and hosel 24. Hosel 24 is attachable to one end of a shaft and a grip is attached to the shaft at the opposite end. In a preferred embodiment, club head 10 is a mallet type putter and has face insert 26 attachable to the club head body, designated collectively as reference number 28, to form front 12. As shown, insert 26 has a shape that is substantially the same as front 12 and is dimensioned to fit inside the perimeter of face 12. A gap 40 is defined on face 12 around insert 26, as illustrated in FIG. 5. The thickness of insert 26 can be constant, or can vary. As shown, insert 26 is relatively thick, except in the vicinity of the hosel where insert 26 is thinner. The present invention, however, is not limited to the size and shape of the insert illustrated and described herein. Insert 26 can be ...

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Abstract

A putter club having a relatively hard face insert supported by at least one dampening layer is disclosed. The putter club also has an internal weight positioned in line with the center of gravity of the club. The putter club has a body and a sole plate wherein the density of the body is substantially higher than the density of the sole plate. A vibration dampening system for a golf club is also disclosed.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 704,774, filed Nov. 10, 2003.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention generally relates to golf clubs, and more particularly relates to putter golf clubs. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Golf clubs, particularly the clubs used on and around the greens, have long been developed to improve the touch and feel for the golfers. Conventional approaches to improve touch and feel include modifying the grip, the shaft or the strike face of the clubs. In one example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,231,458 B1 discloses an insert on the strike face that affects the rebound of the golf ball at impact with the strike face. The '458 patent further discloses a dampening layer located behind the insert that dampens the vibrations caused by the impact and improves the touch and feel feedback to the golfers. The amount of feedback can be controlled by the amount of contact between the fa...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/0487A63B2053/0441A63B2053/0433A63B2053/0416A63B53/0416A63B53/0433A63B53/0441
Inventor CAMERON, DON T.
Owner ACUSHNET CO
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