Resilient Face Putter with Rigid Cap for Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Novice and recreational golfers face frustration due to minor misalignments in putter head orientation and dynamic loft, leading to inconsistent putting performance, as the effects of slight deviations in velocity and aim are not well understood.
Innovation Solution
A putter-type golf club head design featuring a resilient face component with a trapezoidal profile and a rigid cap element, providing improved tactile feedback and alignment assistance, while allowing for customization of materials to optimize performance and forgiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional solid face component is used, then structural strength is maintained, but tactile feedback and alignment assistance are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The face component uses a thin resilient material layer (0.002-0.010 times the club head depth) that provides tactile feedback through its flexibility while maintaining structural integrity through the underlying club head body. This flexible face component enhances alignment assistance and putting consistency without sacrificing strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs composite construction with a resilient material layer bonded to a rigid club head body. This composite structure combines the tactile feedback properties of flexible materials with the structural strength of rigid materials, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
2Strength
If the face component thickness is increased, then structural strength is improved, but shot dispersion and putting precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The face component utilizes a thin resilient film (0.002-0.010 times club head depth) that provides sufficient strength through material selection and bonding to the rigid body, while the thin profile enables precise shot-making by allowing better feel and alignment without the dispersion caused by thicker faces.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention optimizes the face component thickness parameter within a specific range (0.002-0.010 times the club head depth) to achieve the right balance between strength and precision. This parameter optimization resolves the contradiction by finding the optimal thickness that provides both adequate strength and minimal shot dispersion.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the center of gravity is positioned forward, then club head stability is improved, but forgiveness for misalignments is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies different material properties to different parts of the club head - a resilient face component at the striking surface for forgiveness, and a rigid body providing stability. This local differentiation of material quality allows the club head to simultaneously achieve stability from the rigid structure and forgiveness from the flexible face, resolving the contradiction between these two requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design reduces shot dispersion and improves putting consistency by providing enhanced tactile feedback and alignment features, helping golfers maintain optimal loft and launch angles, thus enhancing overall putting performance.
Implementation Method 1
a first element formed of a resilient material
Data Source
AI summary
A putter-type golf club head has a main body and a face component including a first element formed of a resilient material. The putter-type golf club head also has a second element forward of the first element and including a rigid material. The second element is secured directly to the first element. The first element has a thickness that gradually increases toward a sole portion of the club head.