A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Some embodiments of the club head form a club head for a fairway wood that has a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity and a thin crown.

Claims

23 · 2 independent · depth 3

23 granted claims

›1.independentA golf club head, comprising:na body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown portion…+10

›2.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, and the moment of inertia about the center-of-gravity z-axis,…d2

›3.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the moment of inertia about the center-of-gravity z-axis, Izz, exceeds one or more of 300 kg-mm2, 320 kg-mm2, 3…d2

›4.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, further comprising at least one weight configured to be retained at least partially within the at least one weight port…d2

›5.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the face has a loft angle in excess of about 13 degrees.d2

›6.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the golf club head has volume less than about 240 cm3.d2

›7.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the body is substantially formed from a material selected from the group of materials consisting of a steel all…d2+1

›9.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the maximum above ground height is less than about 46 mm.d2

›10.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the maximum above ground height is less than about 42 mm.d2

›11.↳ 1The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the maximum above ground height is less than about 38 mm.d2

›12.independentA golf club head, comprising:na body defining an interior cavity, a sole portion positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head and having at le…+11

›13.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, and the moment of inertia about the center-of-gravity z-axis…d2

›14.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the moment of inertia about the center-of-gravity z-axis, Izz, exceeds 300 kg-mm2.d2

›15.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the moment of inertia about the center-of-gravity z-axis, Izz, exceeds 360 kg-mm2.d2

›16.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, further comprising:none or more weight ports formed in the body; andat least one weight configured to be retained at l…d2

›17.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the face has a loft angle in excess of about 13 degrees.d2

›18.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the golf club head has volume less than about 240 cm3.d2

›19.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the body is substantially formed from a material selected from the group of materials consisting of a steel al…d2+1

›21.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the maximum height is less than about 42 mm.d2

›22.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the maximum height is less than about 38 mm.d2

›23.↳ 12The golf club head of claim 12, wherein the body front to back depth, Dch, is greater than about 85 mm.d2

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6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section A — Human necessities

A63B53/04

USPC · US Patent Classification

473/334473/345473/349473/328473/338

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Sebastiano Passaniti

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31 Dec 2007

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61009743	31 Dec 2007
related publication	US 20120149491 A1	14 Jun 2012

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