CN102421487A - Angle adjustment discontinuities for golf clubs - Google Patents
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Abstract
A golf club having a golf club shaft and a golf club head is provided. The shaft includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The golf club head, which is attached to the distal end of the golf club shaft, extends from a heel region to a toe region. The golf club head includes an angle adjustment discontinuity that is located below the distal end of the golf club shaft. The angle adjustment discontinuity includes a first elongated groove extending over both a transverse distance and a longitudinal distance. The first elongated groove does not encircle the longitudinal axis.
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Related application
The benefit of priority that No. the 12/432nd, 118, the U. S. application that the application requires to submit on April 29th, 2009, this U. S. application is incorporated into complete way of reference at this.
Invention field
The present invention relates generally to golf clubs and golf club head.More specifically, aspect of the present invention relates to have the angular adjustment discontinuity surface golf clubs of (angle adjustment discontinuity).
Background
Golf is by the player of broad variety---different sexes and significantly the player of all ages and classes and/or skill level like.The linksman of all industrial grades all attempt to improve they achievement, reduce their golf mark and reach next achievement " grade ".A kind of method that improves results is to use technical more advanced equipment.The further method that improves results is the equipment that selection and individual linksman's style adapt.
In the last few years, golf clubs had become the theme of many technical research and progress.For the characteristic of the various elements that make golf clubs and/or characteristic and golf better with the swing characteristics of particular user (for example; The club mounting technology; Ball emission angle measuring technique, ball spin rate etc.) adapt, accomplished some technical progress.Exist the golf clubs parts of flood tide can supply the linksman to utilize now.For example, the club head model of individuality can comprise the variation of loft (loft angle), bar base angle (lie angle), offsets, weighting characteristic (weighting characteristic) etc.These various club heads can make up with different types of shaft with for example any various rigidity, flex point (flex point), turning point (kick point) or other flexural property.In shaft and club head, in the attainable variation, almost there is the different club head of hundreds of kind/shaft combination to use for the linksman.
Club assembly crewman and golf professional person can help the linksman to be equipped with the combination of the golf club head/shaft of its swing characteristics of being fit to and needs.Not only individual golf driver head and shaft should be selected according to concrete linksman's swing characteristics, and shaft is assembled to the angle of bar head, and promptly the bar base angle also should be complementary with individual linksman's physical characteristic.
The bar base angle is to insert the angle between the base plate of center line and club head of sheath (hosel) during at the center of face get zone (face scoring area) kiss the earth when base plate (sole).If when the linksman stands in the somewhere, the center of the face get zone of club head is on the ground, it is generally acknowledged that so the position (lie) that falls of club is perfect---this is called as " standard " position that falls.If the toe of club head is towards in the air, and the heel of club head rest on the ground, linksman's the position too " straight " that falls so, and should be done more flatly.In contrast, if the heel of club head towards sky, and toe rest on the ground, linksman's the position that falls " put down " very much and also should is done more straightly so.The more flat bar base angle of the general use of short person's sportsman; The more straight bar base angle of the general use of tall sportsman.
Can there be remarkable influence the position that falls of club to the flight of ball.The position is too flat if for specific linksman, fall, the toe of club head hits at first then, and also the flight of ball possibly trend towards from inside to outside moving.If the position that falls of club is too straight for the linksman, then the flight of ball possibly trend towards moving from outside to inside.
By convention, through using plug in sheath that shaft is installed on the golf club head.In some instances, the customization (custom-fitting) to individual linksman of golf clubs relates to plug in sheath crooked, to give this linksman/club combination correct bar base angle is provided.Yet, this plug in sheath, it is that structure between shaft and club head connects, and can have not material property by bending.Therefore, for example gauffer, convexity, stress are concentrated, crack or other defective can produce owing to bending force.Further, bending can cause the minimizing of following of intensity and/or rigidity.
Relevant for the inferior position of the traditional structure that is associated with the bar base angle of regulating club, possibly limit the amount of adjusting and/or the technical performance of minimizing golf clubs.
General introduction
For the basic understanding for the present invention and its various characteristics is provided, shown the general introduction substantially of the aspect of present disclosure below.This general introduction is not to be intended to limit by any way scope of the present invention, but it only provides summary and context substantially for following more detailed description.
According to the n-lustrative aspect of present disclosure, golf club head can comprise the angular adjustment discontinuity surface of the below of the far-end that is located in attached golf ball bar body.This angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance.According to some aspect, this first elongated groove is not around longitudinal axis.
According to other n-lustrative aspect of present disclosure, the angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance and extend across a lateral separation and second elongated groove of a fore-and-aft distance.
According to the other n-lustrative aspect of present disclosure, golf clubs can comprise the golf ball bar body that is attached to like the set golf club head of preceding text.
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Can consider in conjunction with the drawings also to be obtained to the more complete understanding of the present invention and some advantage thereof with reference to following detailed description, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 illustrates the front view according to the part of the example golf club of the aspect of present disclosure substantially;
Fig. 2 illustrates the heel side view according to the part of the example golf club bar head of present disclosure and Fig. 1 aspect substantially;
Fig. 3 illustrates the rearview according to the part of the example golf club bar head of present disclosure and Fig. 1 aspect substantially;
Fig. 4 illustrates the cross-sectional view strength according to the IV-IV section intercepting of passing Fig. 2 of present disclosure and Fig. 1 aspect substantially;
Fig. 4 A illustrates the amplifier section at Fig. 4 of club A-A section part intercepting according to present disclosure and Fig. 1 aspect substantially;
Fig. 5 illustrates the cross-sectional view strength according to the IV-IV section intercepting of passing Fig. 2 of present disclosure and Fig. 1 aspect alternate embodiment substantially;
Fig. 6 illustrates the heel side view according to the part of present disclosure example golf club bar head on the other hand substantially;
Fig. 7 illustrates the heel side view according to the part of the example golf club bar head of the other aspect of present disclosure substantially;
Fig. 8 illustrates according to present disclosure on the other hand the heel side view of a part of example golf club bar head again substantially;
Fig. 9 illustrates the heel side view according to the part of the example golf club bar head of present disclosure aspect substantially; And
Figure 10 illustrates according to present disclosure on the other hand the heel side view of a part of example golf club bar head again substantially.
Inform the reader, accompanying drawing may not be to draw in proportion, and for some characteristic of purpose of discussing maybe be on accompanying drawing by exaggerative or removed from accompanying drawing.
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In for following description according to the various exemplary configurations of present disclosure; With reference to accompanying drawing; This accompanying drawing constitutes the part of present disclosure, and demonstrates various exemplary coupling assembling, golf club head and golf club structure according to present disclosure through illustrated mode in the accompanying drawings.In addition, be appreciated that other specific arrangements that to utilize part and structure, and can make the modification on the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function and do not depart from the format scope of invention.In addition; Though term " top ", " end "; " preceding ", " back of the body ", " back ", " side ", " downside ", " on the crown " and similar terms possibly be used in and describe various exemplary characteristics of present disclosure and element in this specification; But these terms are here to use according to situation easily, for example, and based on example orientations shown in the figure and/or the orientation in using usually.In order to fall within the scope of the invention, the things in this specification should not be interpreted as specific three-dimensional dimension or the space orientation that needs structure.
A. for having according to the golf clubs angular adjustment discontinuity surface of these characteristics of the embodiment of present disclosure and the big volume description of golf clubs
Substantially, as described above, the aspect of present disclosure relates to and is used to regulate the bar base angle of golf clubs and/or the characteristic of loft, so that club head and shaft can be relative to each other and with various angle orientation.Be more detailed description below for the aspect of present disclosure.
The characteristic that the n-lustrative aspect of present disclosure relates on golf club head being provided is can easily obtain golf ball bar body with respect to the club head body any various bars base angle and/or the loft of (with the striking surface of bar head main body).Through making the part distortion of club head, the angle of golf ball bar body can be adjusted with respect to golf club head body.In general, deforming is because the result of the bending stress that the sweep place in bending area or between the main body of far-end that is located in golf ball bar body and golf club head stands.The aspect of present disclosure relates to through the device of relieve stresses and/or strain is provided, and reduces the stress, strain and/or the distortion that are produced by adjustment with respect to the angle of club head owing to club shaft in bending area.The device of alleviating these strains provides the angular adjustment discontinuity surface above can being included in the surface of club head.The angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise that destroying golf club head surface successional one or more groove shapes (groove-like), seam shape (crack-like), recess shape (notch-like) or other gap partly forms (gap-forming) element.The strain in bending area can alleviated or improve to the angular adjustment discontinuity surface on the vertical and horizontal direction.And, the angular adjustment discontinuity surface can relieve stresses concentrate and be reduced in increase in the bending area gauffer with or the possibility in crack.
1. exemplary angle is regulated discontinuity surface and golf club structure
Golf clubs with golf ball bar body and golf club head is provided.Shaft comprises near-end, far-end and the longitudinal axis that between the two, extends.Golf club head, it is attached to the far-end of golf ball bar body, extends to the toe zone from heel area.Golf club head can comprise the angular adjustment discontinuity surface of the below of the far-end that is positioned at golf ball bar body.The angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance.First elongated groove is not around longitudinal axis.In certain aspects, first groove extends no more than 180 degree around longitudinal axis.
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface provides the groove that on the horizontal and vertical both direction with respect to the longitudinal axis that is defined by golf ball bar body, extends.When the angle between shaft and the club head body was conditioned, the bending area in the below of the far-end of the neck area that is positioned at club head (neck region) of shaft and/or heel area (heel region) bent.In a side of bending area, the material of club head is stretched (or being in tension state), and at the opposite side of bending area, the material of club head is extruded (or being in pressured state).When material during at the first direction pressurized, it trends towards desiring to expand along the direction vertical with first direction.Similarly, when material when first direction is drawn, it trends towards desiring shrinking along the direction vertical with first direction.Therefore, when bar base angle and/or loft were conditioned, biax stress and strain increased in bending area.Through the discontinuity surface of the angular adjustment with the one or more grooves that all extend at vertical and horizontal is provided, these biax stress and strains can ratio can be adapted to like a groove in horizontal expansion better.
According to the aspect of present disclosure, second elongated groove also can be provided.Second elongated groove can extend across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance.In addition, second elongated groove is not around longitudinal axis.First and second grooves can be formed a series of concentric circles.More generally, first groove and/or second groove can form and be arranged essentially parallel to the closed-loop of extending each other.The angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise more than two grooves.
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface can be set in the neck area of club head at least in part.Selectively, the angular adjustment discontinuity surface can be at least partially disposed in the heel area of club head.Aspect some, the angular adjustment discontinuity surface can be symmetrical about the axis parallel with longitudinal axis.In others, the angular adjustment discontinuity surface can be symmetrical about the axis vertical with longitudinal axis.
When the angular adjustment discontinuity surface at the twin shaft that increases during the bending when bending stress and strain provide alleviation, it is done like this to be accompanied by from the cross section of neck and/or heel area and has removed material seldom.Therefore, the characteristic of the bending that influences club of club head and rotational stiffness (being moment of inertia and center of gravity) only receives minimumly and influencing.
According to some aspect of present disclosure, golf clubs comprise have near-end, the golf ball bar body of far-end and longitudinal axis, this longitudinal axis has defined the longitudinal direction that between near-end and far-end, extends.Golf club head attaches to the far-end of golf ball bar body.The bar head comprises the device that is used to alleviate strain of the below of the far-end that is positioned at golf ball bar body.The device of alleviating strain comprises that first elongate gap that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance forms element.First elongate gap forms element not around longitudinal axis.
According to the others of present disclosure, golf clubs comprise have near-end, the golf ball bar body of far-end and longitudinal axis, this longitudinal axis has defined the longitudinal direction that between near-end and far-end, extends.Golf clubs also comprises the golf club head of the far-end that attaches to golf ball bar body.Golf club head comprises the angular adjustment discontinuity surface of the below of the far-end that is positioned at golf ball bar body.The angular adjustment discontinuity surface can comprise first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance and also extend across a lateral separation and second elongated groove of a fore-and-aft distance.
First and second grooves can have cooperative effect.For example, each groove part can be alleviated the part of biaxiality bending stress and strain.Further, a plurality of grooves can provide the alleviation characteristic of more disperseing.Further, a plurality of grooves can adapt to potential variation better in the orientation that angle is conditioned.Clumsy gauffer at the bending area place can be avoided with other undesirable distortion.
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface of here describing can help to make whole coupling assemblings to keep relatively compact and in light weight, makes the adjusting of bar base angle and loft easier simultaneously, and keeps and rotate and bending stiffness.
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface that relates to of present disclosure will be below by description in more detail with the aspect that relates to the golf club structure that includes the angular adjustment discontinuity surface.
The specific embodiment of present disclosure is described below in more detail.The reader should be appreciated that these specific embodiments are only used for illustrating the instance of present disclosure and are suggested, and they should not be interpreted as the limitation present disclosure.
B. the specific embodiment of present disclosure
Fig. 1-3 illustrates the example golf club 100 according to some aspect at least of present disclosure substantially.Fig. 4-9 illustrates the various embodiments according to the angular adjustment discontinuity surface of the aspect of present disclosure substantially.
With reference to figure 1, club 100 comprises club head 102 and club shaft 106.Residing near-end when club shaft 106 has linksman's grasping shaft (not shown), club head 102 be residing far-end and the longitudinal axis (L) that extends to far-end along the length of shaft from near-end when attaching to shaft 106.
As shown in fig. 1, club head 102 comprises main body 120, neck 130 and bar head-shaft (head-to-shaft) join domain 140.Club head 102 can be attached to the far-end of club shaft 106 at bar head-shaft join domain 140 places.Bar head-shaft join domain 140 can be provided by plug in sheath 142.Bar head-shaft join domain 140 can be defined as the zone of shaft 106 and club head 102 overlappings.In certain embodiments, bar head-shaft join domain 140 is the far-end of club shaft 106 and the zone that plug in sheath 142 overlaps.
Angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 is set on the club head 102.Angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 is located in the below of bar head-shaft join domain 140.In other words, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 by the distally be positioned to exceed the far-end of golf ball bar body.In some aspects, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 can be positioned in the neck area 130.In others, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 can be positioned in the transitional region 132.In other others, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 can be positioned in the heel area 122.
Angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 has promoted the adjusting of club shaft 106 with respect to the angle (bar base angle and/or loft) of club head 102.Through make club head 102 distortion (for example, bending) at sweep 125 places, club shaft 106 can be conditioned with respect to this angle of club head 102.Sweep 125 is located in the below of bar head-shaft join domain 140, and can be positioned in neck area 130, heel area 122 or the transitional region 132.According to some aspect, when the angle of club shaft 106 was changed, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 can reduce bending stress and reduce or eliminate undesired deformation.According to others, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 can help to define the position of sweep 125.
Required angle of regulation range can be provided under the situation that does not depart from present disclosure.Through the mode of limiting examples, at least 0.25 the degree, at least 0.5 the degree, at least 1 the degree, at least 2 the degree, at least 4 the degree or or even at least 8 the degree adjusting can be provided through the angular adjustment discontinuity surface.In the certain exemplary structure, required adjusting meeting 0.25 and 25 the degree between, 0.5 and 15 the degree between, 1 and 10 the degree between or or even 1 and 5 the degree between.
Through with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 4 to Figure 10, will be described in more detail now according to the angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 of some aspects of present disclosure.
As shown in Figure 2, angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 comprises a plurality of grooves 152 that are located in the transitional region 132.Groove is relatively long, narrow passage, and promptly groove has with its width and is in a ratio of elongated length.According to some aspect, groove can be defined as has 5 or bigger length-width ratio (length-to-width ratio).More at large, groove can have 10 or bigger, or 15 or bigger, or or even 20 or bigger length-width ratio.
In Fig. 2, illustrate a series of three concentric, circular groove 152a-152c.In these grooves 152 each is all extended on two-dimension sizes at least: cross a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance.Lateral separation is measured on the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes L of club shaft 106.Fore-and-aft distance with the longitudinal axes L of club shaft 106 direction in alignment on measured.In other words, groove 152 is not positioned at the plane vertical with the longitudinal axes L of club shaft 106.For example, with reference to figure 2, outmost groove 152c extends across lateral separation D
TWith fore-and-aft distance D
L
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-3, groove 152 forms closed-loop.Yet these grooves are not the grooves that lies around, and promptly these closed-loops of groove 152 are not around longitudinal axes L.But the closed-loop of groove 152 is around the axis that extends with respect to longitudinal axis angledly.Groove 152b extends around groove 152a; Groove 152c extends around groove 152a and groove 152b.Further, when from perpendicular to the observation on transitional region 132 surface the time, groove 152a-152c extends basically parallel to each other.For the purpose of present disclosure, when groove was substantially parallel, those of ordinary skills can recognize.Through the mode of limiting examples, parallel deviate position 5 or even 10 the degree groove can be considered to substantially parallel.
Generally speaking, when the angle of the longitudinal axes L of club shaft 106 by with respect to main body 120 adjustment the time, the material at sweep 125 places stands permanent deformation.Groove 152 can provide strain to alleviate characteristic, be when the club shaft angle is conditioned, the side of recess channels 154 can towards or be out of shape away from each other.Through the extension of groove 152 on the lip-deep horizontal and vertical both direction of club head 102, the strain on the vertical and horizontal both direction is alleviated and can be provided.Groove 152 can form through any traditional method, comprises for example through casting, forging, moulding, machining, etching, indentation, cut etc.
The shape of the cross section of recess channels 154 can be rectangular basically, circular, leg-of-mutton or any other suitable shape.For example, in Fig. 4 and Fig. 4 A, groove 152a-152c has the recess channels 154a-154c of triangular cross section basically.The degree of depth of recess channels (d) can be at 0.1mm in the scope of 5mm.Greater than 0.5mm or greater than 1mm or even possibly hope most greater than the degree of depth of 1.5mm.Further, can be in the scope of 5mm as width (w) at 0.1mm in the recess channels of surface measurement.Greater than 0.5mm or greater than 1mm or even possibly hope most greater than the width of 1.5mm.
Generally speaking, recess channels can from very shallow in very dark scope.Therefore, for example, it is 0.5 or 0.2 or even 0.1 or littler breadth depth ratio (width-to-depth ratio) that recess channels can have for what be considered to dark groove.For shallow groove, 1.5 or the breadth depth ratio of bigger value possibly be suitable, for example comprise 2 or 5 or even 10 or the ratio of bigger value.For any given groove, this breadth depth ratio all needs not to be constant.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, the depth dimensions of recess channels 154a-154c (d) is oriented and is substantially perpendicular to surface (S).With respect to slightly departing from of upright position, for example depart from 5,10 or even 15 the degree, still can be considered to perpendicular.Further, the degree of depth of the recess channels 154a-154c of each among the groove 152a-152c is to equate basically.Fig. 5 illustrates the alternate embodiment of the groove 152a-152c of Fig. 1-3.In this replaceability scheme, groove 152a '-152c ' comprises and has the recess channels 154a ' of rectangular cross section-154c ' basically.The depth dimensions of recess channels 154a '-154c ' is positioned to parallel to each other.Further, the depth d of recess channels 154a '-154c '
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cChange according to different recesses.
Therefore can find out that a plurality of grooves 152 needn't have identical shape of cross section or size.Through the mode of limiting examples, first groove can have the degree of depth (and/or width) different with the degree of depth (and/or width) of second groove.Further, each independent groove needn't have identical shape of cross section or the size along its length.Therefore, through other the mode of limiting examples, the degree of depth of any one groove can change along the length of groove, and/or the width of any one groove can change along the length of groove.Further, a plurality of grooves 152 need not to be equidistantly and are spaced apart from each other.
Return with reference to figure 4, angle α defines the degree that angular adjustment discontinuity surface 150 extends around longitudinal axes L.In this specific embodiment, angle α also defines the degree that groove 152c extends around longitudinal axes L.
Fig. 6 illustrates the aspect of present disclosure, and wherein adjustment feature comprises two groove 152d and 152e, and horizontal and vertical both direction extends each groove in the surperficial upper edge in transitional region 132 of club head 102.These grooves are oval substantially.Further, when from transitional region 132 in surperficial vertical direction when observing, these grooves are shown as parallel basically.Again further, groove 152d and 152e are located with respect to common center basically.
Fig. 7 illustrates the others of present disclosure, and wherein adjustment feature 150 comprises three groove 152f, 152g and 152h, and horizontal and vertical both direction extends each groove in the surperficial upper edge in transitional region 132 of club head 102.Groove 152f is rectangular; Groove 152g is oval-shaped; And groove 152h is circular.Groove 152f-152h has common center.
Fig. 8 illustrates the other others of present disclosure, and wherein adjustment feature 150 comprises six groove 152i-152n, and horizontal and vertical both direction extends each groove in the surperficial upper edge in transitional region 132 of club head 102.Groove 152i and 152j are the sections of the first radius circumference, and this sections to be configured to mirror images of each other relative.Groove 152k and 152n are the equidistantly isolated sections on the second radius circumference of the second radius circumference.Therefore, can find out that groove 152k is basically along longitudinal extension, but also transversely extension, and groove 152l transversely extension basically, but also along longitudinal extension.
Fig. 9 illustrates some others of present disclosure, wherein adjustment feature 150 be included on the surface of club head 102 along horizontal and vertical both direction extend single, around, spiral helicine groove 152o.The axis of spiral not and longitudinal axes L point-blank.In fact, the axis of spiral and longitudinal axes L are perpendicular.The quantity of the winding of spiral is not vital.Further, winding needn't be evenly spaced apart with the center of spiral.Further, spiral needn't be based on circle, also can be based on ellipse, square, rectangle, triangle or Else Rule or irregular shape.
Figure 10 illustrates the other others of present disclosure, and wherein adjustment feature 150 comprises chevron armband shape (chevron-like) the groove 152p that at least one extends along horizontal and vertical both direction on the surface of club head 102.This specific groove embodiment also comprises the second chevron armband shape groove 152q.In the embodiment of Figure 10, the point of chevron armband shape groove 152p and 152q is shown as back to each other.Replaceability ground, the point of chevron armband can towards the other side, can be towards same direction or can be towards any direction.Chevron armband shape groove can have low relatively groove length-width ratio.The length (l) of chevron armband shape groove can be taken as the summation of length of each leg of chevron armband; The width (w) of chevron armband shape groove is the size across groove under its peaked situation at place, the crossing place of the leg of chevron armband.Through the mode of limiting examples, the length-width ratio of groove can be about 3 in about 30 scope.
Club head 102 can be formed single piece (being single) or be assembled into by a plurality of.The various parts of club head 102 can be by processing with the traditional material that uses, traditional structure, traditional mode as known in the art; (if desired, for example at aspects such as size, shapes) selectively is modified to adapt to bar base angle described herein and regulates discontinuity surface.For example; One or more different parts that comprise club head 102 can be processed by the metal material that comprises the light weight metal that is used for golf club head structure traditionally; Metal material is alloy, steel, stainless steel and the analog of aluminium, titanium, magnesium, nickel, these materials for example, selectively is (anodizedfinished) material of anodized finish.Substituting ground, if desired, the various parts of one or more club heads 102 can be processed by rigid polymer material, for example known traditionally and the polymeric material that uses in the golf clubs industrial quarters.The various parts of club head 102 can be processed by identical or different material, and do not depart from present disclosure.Part can be according to as in metal processing and/or the polymer production field is known makes with the conventional method of using.Further, any required material also can be used to shaft 106, comprises known in the art and the traditional material that uses, for example the combination of steel, graphite, polymer, composite, these materials etc.Further, club head 102 can use traditional accessory and material to be attached to club shaft 106 with any known mode.For example, club head 102 can for good and all be attached to club shaft 106 through bonding, soldering, melting welding, cement, adhesive etc., and perhaps club head 102 can detachably be attached to club shaft through screw thread, machanical fastener etc.Selectively, handle member (not shown) can be arranged on the proximal end of shaft 106.
Many variations on the general structure of shaft, club head and club head/shaft coupling assembling are possible, and do not depart from present disclosure.For example, can on club head, be provided with more than an angular adjustment discontinuity surface.The first and second angular adjustment discontinuity surfaces can be located on the relative side of longitudinal axis.Though at these picture in pictures swage (iron-type) golf club head is shown, the aspect of present disclosure can be used to the bar head of any kind, for example comprises: fairway wood bar head (fairway wood club head); Driver/wood-type golf clubs bar head (driver/wood-type golf club head); Hybrid golf club head (hybrid golf club head); Touch bar type bar head (putter head) and analog.
Conclusion
Though the specific embodiment according to comprising the at present preferred pattern of implementing present disclosure has described present disclosure in detail, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that characteristic described above and system have a large amount of variations and arrangement.Therefore, the spirit of present disclosure and the scope quilt that should like enclosed in the claim to be set forth is broadly explained.
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1. golf clubs comprises:
Golf ball bar body, it has near-end, far-end and longitudinal axis, and said longitudinal axis is defined in the longitudinal direction that extends between said near-end and the said far-end; And
Golf club head, it is attached to the far-end of said golf ball bar body, and said bar head comprises:
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface; It is located in the below of the far-end of said golf ball bar body; Said angular adjustment discontinuity surface comprises first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance, and said first elongated groove is not around said longitudinal axis.
2. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said first groove forms closed-loop.
3. golf clubs according to claim 1 also comprises second elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance, and said second elongated groove is not around said longitudinal axis.
4. golf clubs according to claim 3, wherein said second elongated groove are arranged essentially parallel to said first elongated groove and extend.
5. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said angular adjustment discontinuity surface is symmetrical about the axis parallel with said longitudinal axis.
6. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said angular adjustment discontinuity surface is symmetrical about the axis vertical with said longitudinal axis.
7. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said first elongated groove is extended no more than 180 degree around said longitudinal axis.
8. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said bar head comprises neck area, and wherein said first elongated groove is positioned in the said neck area at least in part.
9. golf clubs according to claim 1, wherein said bar head comprises heel area, and wherein said first elongated groove is positioned in the said heel area at least in part.
10. golf clubs according to claim 1 also comprises at least the three elongated groove.
11. a golf clubs comprises:
Golf ball bar body, it has near-end, far-end and longitudinal axis, and said longitudinal axis is defined in the longitudinal direction that extends between said near-end and the said far-end; And
Golf club head, it is attached to the far-end of said golf ball bar body, and said bar head comprises:
Be used to alleviate the device of strain; It is located in the below of the far-end of said golf ball bar body; The said device that is used to alleviate strain comprises that first elongate gap that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance forms element, and said first elongate gap forms element not around said longitudinal axis.
12. golf clubs according to claim 11, wherein second elongate gap forms element and is arranged essentially parallel to the extension of said first elongate gap formation element.
13. golf clubs according to claim 11, wherein said first elongate gap form element and form not the closed-loop around said longitudinal axis.
14. golf clubs according to claim 11, the wherein said device that is used to alleviate strain is symmetrical about the axis parallel with said longitudinal axis.
15. golf clubs according to claim 11, the wherein said device that is used to alleviate strain is symmetrical about the axis vertical with said longitudinal axis.
16. golf clubs according to claim 11, wherein said first elongate gap form element and extend no more than 180 degree around said longitudinal axis.
17. golf clubs according to claim 11, wherein said bar head comprises neck area, and wherein said first elongate gap formation element is positioned in the said neck area at least in part.
18. golf clubs according to claim 11, wherein said bar head comprises heel area, and wherein said first elongate gap formation element is positioned in the said heel area at least in part.
19. golf clubs according to claim 11 comprises that also at least the three elongate gap forms element.
20. a golf club head comprises:
Main body, it extends to the toe zone from heel area;
Neck area, it extends to join domain and defines longitudinal axis from said heel area, and said join domain is configured as the far-end that is attached to golf ball bar body; And
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface, it is located in the below of said join domain, and said angular adjustment discontinuity surface comprises first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance, and said first elongated groove is not around said longitudinal axis.
21. a golf clubs comprises:
Golf ball bar body, it has near-end, far-end and longitudinal axis, and said longitudinal axis is defined in the longitudinal direction that extends between said near-end and the said far-end; And
Golf club head, it is attached to the far-end of said golf ball bar body, and said bar head comprises:
The angular adjustment discontinuity surface; It is located in the below of the far-end of said golf ball bar body, and said angular adjustment discontinuity surface comprises first elongated groove that extends across a lateral separation and a fore-and-aft distance and extends across a lateral separation and second elongated groove of a fore-and-aft distance.
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