Golf club head having crown projections

a golf club and projection technology, applied in the field of aerodynamic golf club head, can solve the problems of significant adverse effects observed in these large fb dimension golf clubs, dramatic reduction of club head speed, and designers pay little attention to the aerodynamics of these large golf clubs, so as to reduce the aerodynamic drag force, and increase the skin friction

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-01-28
TAYLOR MADE GOLF
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The patent text describes a design feat for golf club heads that reduces the aerodynamic drag by creating a smooth transition of air over the club head from laminar flow to turbulent flow. This results in less drag and increased skin friction, improving the performance of the golf club.

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Still, golf club designers pay little attention to the aerodynamics of these large golf clubs; often instead focusing solely on increasing the club head's resistance to twisting during off-center shots.
While increasing the FB dimension to achieve higher MOIy values is logical, significant adverse effects have been observed in these large FB dimension clubs.
One significant adverse effect is a dramatic reduction in club head speed, which appears to have gone unnoticed by many in the industry.
This significant decrease in club head speed is the result of the increase in aerodynamic drag forces associated with large FB dimension golf club heads.
In fact, for a club head speed of approximately 100 mph, each 1 mph reduction in club head speed results in approximately a 1% loss in distance.

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[0058]The claimed aerodynamic golf club head (100) enables a significant advance in the state of the art. The preferred embodiments of the aerodynamic golf club head (100) accomplish this by new and novel arrangements of elements and methods that are configured in unique and novel ways and which demonstrate previously unavailable but preferred and desirable capabilities. The description set forth below in connection with the drawings is intended merely as a description of the presently preferred embodiments of the aerodynamic golf club head (100), and is not intended to represent the only form in which the aerodynamic golf club head (100) may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the designs, functions, means, and methods of implementing the aerodynamic golf club head (100) in connection with the illustrated embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and features may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also inte...

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Abstract

A golf club incorporating a plurality of projections extending from on the crown section.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 715,681, filed on Sep. 26, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 330,205, filed on Jul. 14, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,776,053, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 584,479, filed on Aug. 13, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,777,773, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 361,290, filed on Jan. 28, 2009, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 080,892, filed on Jul. 15, 2008, and U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 101,919, filed on Oct. 1, 2008, all of which are incorporated by reference as if completely written herein.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]This invention was not made as part of a federally sponsored research or development project.TECHNICAL FIELD[0003]The present invention relate...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B53/04
CPCA63B53/0466A63B2225/01A63B60/006A63B53/0412A63B53/0437A63B53/0408A63B60/42
Inventor BURNETT, MICHAEL SCOTTSCHMIDT, MARC
Owner TAYLOR MADE GOLF
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