JPH119736A - Golf club head - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a precise swing in a deep rough of lawn and precisely fit the direction of a head to a ball in address by forming a notched part on the heel side of a hosel part and providing the edge part of the notched part on the front side of the hosel part to form an edge. SOLUTION: This club head has a flat notched part 35 formed on the heel side of a hosel part 19 extending from the upper part of the face connecting part 31 of the hosel part 19 to the heel side end part 33 of a leading edge 29, and the edge part of the notched part 35 is provided on the front side of the hosel part 19 which can not be visually confirmed by a player in address, or the front side central line L of the hosel part 19 to form an edge 27. The edge 27 forms the heel side profile of the hosel 19 having no difference in shape from a general head body, and can give an impression having no physical disorder of the same form as the conventional head body. The notched part 35 may be formed by cutting the heel side of the hosel part or in the molding by a metal mold.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a golf club head, and more particularly, to an improvement in a golf club head that enables accurate swinging on a deep rough turf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A golf club head capable of cutting grass entangled with a hosel portion when hitting a grass from a deep rough is conventionally disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-176478 and US Pat. No. 5,230,510. Things are known. FIG. 7 shows a golf club head disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-176478. In this golf club head, the leading edge 3 of the head main body 1 is formed into a sharp blade and is continuous with the leading edge 3. The blade-shaped protrusion 5 is provided on the front side of the hosel 7 along the longitudinal direction thereof. According to the iron club head, the turf entangled with the hosel 7 when hitting from a deep rough turf is used as a blade. Since the protrusions 5 are cut, grass is not entangled in the hosel portion 7 and accurate swing can be performed.

FIG. 8 shows a golf club head disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,230,510. This conventional example also has a sharp edge connected to a leading edge 13 on the front side of a hosel portion 11 of a head body 9. 15 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the iron club head.
Since the edge 15 cuts the turf entangled with the ball, it is possible to hit the ball with an accurate swing.

[0004]

By the way, the hosel portion of a golf club head is generally formed in a cylindrical shape, and a player recognizes the hosel portion as having such a shape at the time of addressing, and adjusts the direction of the head. However, in the golf club head shown in FIG. 7, the blade-shaped protrusion 5 is provided at a position visible to the player at the time of addressing, and the blade-shaped protrusion 5 also projects forward from the cylindrical hosel portion 7. It was pointed out that the player could feel uncomfortable and difficult to adjust the direction of the head to the ball.

Similarly, in the iron club head shown in FIG. 8, since the sharp edge 15 is formed on the toe side of the head body 9 from the front of the hosel portion 11, the edge 15 can be visually recognized at the time of addressing. However, since the base of the hosel portion 11 formed in a cylindrical shape by the edge 15 looks deformed, it is pointed out that it is difficult to adjust the direction of the head to the ball at the time of addressing.

The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and by improving a golf club head having an edge at the hosel portion as described above, it is possible to accurately swing on a deep rough turf. It is another object of the present invention to provide a golf club head capable of correctly adjusting the direction of the head to the ball at the time of addressing.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a golf club head having an edge along a longitudinal direction on a front side of a hosel portion of a head body. A notch is formed on the heel side of the hosel portion, and an edge of the notch portion is provided on the front side of the hosel portion that is not visible to a player at the time of addressing, and the edge portion is the edge. I do.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the golf club head described, the upper end of the edge is
The hosel portion extends upward from the face connection portion. The invention according to claim 3 is the golf club head according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the edge is
It is characterized by being provided continuously to the leading edge of the head body.

(Effect) According to the golf club head according to each claim, when the ball is hit from a rough rough turf, the edge cuts the turf to be entangled with the hosel portion, and the turf is entangled with the hosel portion. To prevent In addition, the presence of the edge cannot be recognized by the player at the time of addressing, and is visually recognized by the player as a shape having no difference from a conventional general head body.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a golf club head according to one embodiment of claims 1 to 3,
In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes a head main body formed of a metal such as stainless steel. The head main body 17 is integrally formed with a cylindrical hosel portion 19, a face portion 21 and the like as in the conventional case. A smooth face plate 23 formed of a metal such as titanium or a synthetic resin such as a carbon fiber reinforced resin is attached to the face portion 21, and a plurality of score lines 25 are provided on the surface thereof. I have.

The golf club head according to the present embodiment also has an edge 27 along the longitudinal direction on the front side of the hosel portion 19, similarly to the golf club head shown in FIG.
Is provided continuously to the leading edge 29, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present embodiment extends from the upper side of the face connection portion 31 of the hosel portion 19 to the heel side end 33 of the leading edge 29. A flat notch 35 is formed on the heel side of the hosel section 19, and the front side of the hosel section 19, which is invisible to the player at the time of addressing, that is, in this embodiment, the front center line L of the hosel section 19
An edge of the notch 35 is provided on the
9 is assumed.

At the time of addressing, the edge 27 is
The heel-side contour of the hosel portion 19, which has no difference in shape from a conventional general head body, is formed so as to give a player the same shape as the conventional head body without a sense of incongruity. The notch 35 is formed after the head main body 17 is formed into the same shape as the conventional head main body.
The heel side of the hosel portion 19 may be cut and provided,
In addition, when the head body 17 is formed by a mold, the hosel part 1 is formed.
This may be provided together with 9.

Since the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the head body 17 is used when hitting a ball from a deep rough turf.
If a golf club equipped with a turf is used, not only short turf but also long turf that is going to be entangled at a high position of the hosel portion 19 is continuously cut without leaving the edge 27, and the turf is cut into the hosel portion 19. To prevent entanglement. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the grass is not entangled with the hosel portion 19 at the time of hitting the ball with a rough rough grass, so that the direction of the head main body 17 does not change and accurate swing can be performed.

According to the present embodiment, as described above,
Since the presence of the edge 27 cannot be recognized by the player at the time of addressing, and it looks like a shape having no difference from the conventional general head main body, there is no sense of incongruity at the time of addressing as compared with the conventional example shown in FIG. Direction can be correctly adjusted to the ball, and the ball can be hit accurately.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a golf club head according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a head main body formed of a metal such as stainless steel or titanium. The head main body 37 according to the present embodiment also has a cylindrical hosel portion 39, a face portion 41 and the like integrally formed. A face plate 45 on which a plurality of score lines 43 are formed is mounted.

The golf club head according to the present embodiment also has an edge 47 provided on the front side of the hosel portion 39 along the longitudinal direction thereof so as to be continuous with the leading edge 49, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the heel-side end portion 53 of the leading edge 49 starts from a position slightly higher than the face connection portion 51 of the hosel portion 39.
A notch 55 curved slightly inward is formed on the heel side of the hosel portion 39, and the front side of the hosel portion 39, which cannot be visually recognized by the player at the time of addressing, that is, in this embodiment, the front surface of the hosel portion 39 An edge of the notch 55 is provided on the heel side of the side center line L, and
7 is set.

Like the notch 35, the notch 55 in the present embodiment is also formed by cutting the heel side of the hosel 39 after forming the head body 37 into the same shape as the conventional head body. This may be provided together with the hosel portion 39 when the head main body 37 is formed by a mold. Since the present embodiment is configured as described above,
When a golf club equipped with the head body 37 is used at the time of hitting a ball from a deep rough of turf, the turf to be entangled with the hosel portion 39 is cut continuously without leaving the edge 47, and the turf is attached to the hosel portion 39. Will be prevented from entanglement.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the turf does not become entangled with the hosel portion 39 at the time of hitting the turf with a rough rough, so that an accurate swing can be achieved. Further, in the present embodiment, the edge 47 is formed on the heel side of the front center line L of the hosel portion 39 so that the player cannot visually recognize the edge 47 at the time of addressing. Sometimes, the shape has no difference from the conventional head, and as a result, there is no uncomfortable feeling at the time of addressing as compared with the conventional example shown in FIG. 7 and the following, and the player can correctly adjust the direction of the head to the ball.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a golf club head according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a head main body formed of a metal such as stainless steel or titanium. The head main body 57 according to the present embodiment also has a cylindrical hosel part 59 and a face part 61 formed integrally therewith. A face plate 65 on which a plurality of score lines 63 are formed is mounted.

Thus, the golf club head according to the present embodiment also has an edge 67 on the front side along the longitudinal direction of the hosel portion 59, similarly to the above-described embodiments. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a flat cutout portion 75 is formed on the heel side of the hosel portion 59 from above the face connection portion 69 of the hosel portion 59 to near the heel side end portion 73 of the leading edge 71. In addition, an edge of the notch 75 is provided on the front side of the hosel portion 59, which cannot be visually recognized by the player at the time of addressing, that is, in the present embodiment, on the front center line L of the hosel portion 59. It was done.

In this embodiment, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the edge 67 at the time of addressing has a hosel portion 5 which has no difference in shape from a conventional general head body.
Nine heel-side contours are formed to give the player an uncomfortable impression having the same shape as the conventional head body. Note that, like the notches 35 and 55 described above, the notch 75 in the present embodiment is also formed by forming the head body 57 into the same shape as the conventional head body,
9 may be provided by cutting the heel side, or may be provided together with the hosel portion 59 when the head body 57 is formed by a mold.

Since the present embodiment is constructed as described above, the head main body 57 can be used when hitting a ball from a deep rough turf.
If a golf club equipped with is used, the turf is cut without leaving the edge 67, and the turf is entangled with the hosel 59, as well as the turf having a short length, and the long turf trying to entangle at a high position of the hosel 59. To prevent

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the turf does not become entangled with the hosel portion 59 at the time of hitting the ball with a rough rough turf, so that an accurate swing can be performed. Also, as described above, also in the present embodiment, the presence of the edge 67 cannot be recognized by the player at the time of addressing, and it looks like a shape having no difference from a conventional general head body, so there is no sense of incongruity at the time of addressing, The player can correctly align the head with the ball, and can hit the ball accurately.

[0024]

As described above, according to the golf club head according to each of the claims, the turf does not become entangled with the hosel portion when hitting a ball with a rough turf, so that an accurate swing can be performed. The player cannot recognize the presence of the edge when addressing, and looks like a shape that has no difference from the conventional general head body.Therefore, there is no sense of incongruity when addressing, and the player correctly aligns the head with the ball. According to the golf club head according to claim 2, the long turf to be entangled with a high position of the hosel part as well as the short turf is cut without leaving an edge, and According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the edge is cut continuously without leaving the turf, a more accurate swing can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a golf club head according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the golf club head according to the first and third embodiments;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the golf club head according to the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional golf club head.

FIG. 8 is a front view of another conventional golf club head.

[Explanation of symbols]

 17, 37, 57 Head body 19, 39, 59 Hosel part 21, 41, 61 Face part 27, 47, 67 Edge 29, 49, 71 Leading edge 35, 55, 75 Notch

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A golf club head having an edge extending along the longitudinal direction of a front side of a hosel portion of a head body, wherein a notch portion is formed on a heel side of the hosel portion so that a player can visually recognize the address portion when addressing. A golf club head, wherein an edge of the notch is provided on the front side of a hosel portion that cannot be formed, and the edge is the edge. 2. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein an upper end portion of the edge extends above a face connection portion of the hosel portion. 3. The golf club head according to claim 1, wherein the edge is provided continuously to a leading edge of the head main body.