Golf Club Head Sound Control via Adjustable Post Insert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers are sensitive to the 'feel' of their clubs, which includes the sound produced when striking a ball, and existing golf clubs do not offer sufficient customization options to match individual preferences, leading to potential performance issues due to unpleasant or unexpected sounds.
Innovation Solution
The design of golf club heads with a borehole insert and a post that can be adjusted in length, cross-sectional shape, material, and weight distribution to alter the sound produced upon impact, allowing users to customize the sound characteristics to suit their preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed club head design is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the ability to customize sound characteristics is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The club head is divided into separate components: a crown portion, a sole portion, and an interchangeable post assembly. The post can be removed and replaced with different posts having varying lengths, materials, and cross-sectional shapes, allowing sound customization without redesigning the entire club head structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The club head design incorporates adjustable elements where the post can be positioned at different depths within the borehole and secured at various positions. This dynamic adjustability allows users to fine-tune sound characteristics by changing the post's position, length, or material while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple post configurations are provided for sound customization, then user preference matching is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The borehole insert is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple types of posts with different configurations. The insert includes features such as engagement positions and securing mechanisms that work with various post designs, allowing one component to serve multiple sound customization functions without requiring multiple specialized components.
3Manufacturing precision
If the post is made adjustable in length and material, then sound control precision is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention provides posts with varying parameters such as length, material composition, and cross-sectional shape to achieve different sound characteristics. Each post is manufactured with specific parameters, and the borehole insert is designed to accommodate these parameter variations through standardized engagement features, allowing precise sound control while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through parameterized design rather than completely different manufacturing processes.
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AI summary
The invention relates generally to golf clubs and golf club heads that enable users, club fitters, club manufacturers, and the like to selectively control, change, and customize aspects of the sound associated with the golf club and golf club head when it strikes a golf ball. Golf clubs and golf club heads according to this invention may include: a) a club head body (112); b) a ball striking face (114) engaged with or integrally formed as part of the club head body; c) a hosel member (102) engaged with or integrally formed as at least a portion of the club head; and d) means (130) for changing a sound emanated by the club head when a golf ball contacts the ball striking face. A user may change the vibrational characteristics associated with the club head when a golf ball is struck, thereby changing the sound emanating from the club head when a golf ball is struck.