Iron-type golf clubs and golf club heads

摘要

An iron-type golf club head includes a ball striking face and a rear weight member that are engaged through one or more resilient members with a connection structure that creates a mass-damping effect at impact with a golf ball.

主权项

1. An iron-type golf club head, comprising:
a ball striking face member comprising a first material having a first hardness; a rear weight member comprising a second material having a second hardness; at least one resilient member comprising a third material having a third hardness; the rear weight member having a front surface and the ball striking face member having a rear surface; the front and rear surfaces generally opposing one another and having a space therebetween; and at least one engagement member comprising a fourth material having a fourth hardness and disposed within the space and contacting at least one of the front and rear surfaces; wherein:
the third hardness is less than the first, second, and fourth hardnesses such that it exhibits substantially greater compressibility;the engagement member defines at least one linear or curved region of reduced compressibility as a line of rigid engagement between the ball striking face member and the rear weight member, the line of rigid engagement dividing the space into at least first and second sides; andthe resilient member is disposed between the rear weight member and the ball striking face member in both the first and second sides.