HIGH DAMPING CAPACITY METAL STRIKING FACE FOR GOLF CLUBS

摘要

This invention is a golf club ball striking (6, 40) utilizing a metal with ten times or higher damping capacity compared to the steels presently in use for club faces. The metal has the strength near that of the steels. The preferred metal is of the class of shape memory metals of alloys including copper, nickel, aluminum, and manganese. The face is an insert plate (2, 42) secured into a cavity (12, 22, 46) formed in the club head where the plate (2, 42) may extend to nearly the entire thickness of the club head.