CLUB HEADS HAVING REINFORCED CLUB HEAD FACES AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

Some embodiments include club heads having reinforced club head faces. Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1) A golf club head comprising:
a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end; a front end and a rear end opposite the front end; a toe end and a heel end opposite the toe end; a face element comprising:
a face surface located at the front end and comprising a face center and a face perimeter; anda rear surface located at the rear end and being approximately opposite to the face surface, the rear surface comprising a rear center approximately opposite the face center and a rear perimeter;and a reinforcement device located at the rear surface; wherein:
an x-axis extends approximately parallel to the face surface and intersects the rear center;a y-axis extends approximately parallel to the face surface, extends approximately perpendicular to the x-axis, and intersects the rear center;a z-axis extends approximately perpendicular to the face surface, extends approximately perpendicular to the x-axis and the y-axis, and intersects the rear center;the x-axis extends through the toe end and the heel end and equidistant between the top end and the bottom end;the y-axis extends through the top end and the bottom end and equidistant between the toe end and the heel end;the z-axis extends through the front end and the rear end and equidistant (i) between the toe end and the heel end and (ii) between the top end and the rear end;the reinforcement device comprises a reinforcement element comprising a geometric center approximately located at the z-axis;the reinforcement element extends out from the rear surface toward the rear end and away from the front end;the reinforcement element comprises a looped rib; andthe face surface is nearer to the rear surface proximal to the face center than proximal to the face perimeter.