Golf Club Head or Other Ball Striking Device Having Impact-Influencing Body Features

摘要

A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body.

主权项

1. A golf club head comprising:
a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, wherein the body has a crown, a sole, a heel, a toe, and a rear opposite the face; a channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, the channel being inwardly recessed from an exterior surface of the body and having a trough at a maximum depth of the channel, wherein the channel has a width defined in a front-to-rear direction, and wherein the width of the channel is greatest proximate the exterior surface of the body and decreases to a minimum width at the trough; and an insert mounted within the channel and engaging the channel to retain the insert within the channel, wherein the insert has a width defined in the front-to-rear direction, and wherein the width of the insert is greatest at an outer surface of the insert and decreases to a minimum width at an inner surface of the insert engaging the trough.