Abstract: A golf club 2 includes a head 4, a shaft 6, and a grip 8. The club 2 has a forward club flex of greater than or equal to 170 mm. The forward club flex is measured for a golf club in the completed state. The weight of the head is denoted by Wh, and the weight of the club is denoted by Wc. Wh/Wc is greater than or equal to 0.72. With the golf club 2, a force acting on the player's body during a swing can be reduced. The golf club 2 can stabilize swing.

Abstract: A golf club includes a head, a shaft, and a grip. The golf club has a club vibration frequency of less than or equal to 210 cpm. The golf club has a club length of greater than or equal to 45.7 inches and less than or equal to 46.5 inches. With the golf club, a force acting on the player's body during a swing can be reduced. The golf club can stabilize swing.

Abstract: A golf club includes a head, a shaft, and a grip. The golf club has a club vibration frequency of less than or equal to 210 cpm. The golf club has a swing weight of greater than or equal to D5. With the golf club, a force acting on the player's body during a swing can be reduced. The golf club can stabilize swing.

Abstract: A golf club 2 includes a head 4, a shaft 6, and a grip 8. The club 2 has a forward club flex of greater than or equal to 140 mm. The forward club flex is measured for a golf club in the completed state. The grip 8 has a weight Wg of less than or equal to 30 g. With the golf club 2, a force acting on the player's body during a swing can be reduced. The golf club 2 can stabilize swing.

Abstract: A head 2 includes a head body h1 and a face plate p1 fixed to the head body h1. The face plate p1 includes a plate front surface f1 having a hitting face, a plate back surface b1, and a plate side surface s1. The head body h1 includes a body side surface v1 opposed to the plate side surface s1, and a receiving surface u1 which supports the face plate p1 from rear. A first contact part c1 is formed by contact between the body side surface v1 and the plate side surface s1. A hollow part sp1 is provided at a position adjacent to the first contact part c1.

Abstract: Provided is a golf club head having a sole portion. In the sole portion, first and second grooves are formed extending in a toe-heel direction and recessed toward the inside of the sole portion. The first groove is disposed on a face side relative to the second groove. The first groove includes a first main inner wall and a first sub inner wall shorter than the first main inner wall. The second groove includes a second main inner wall and a second sub inner wall shorter than the second main inner wall. The first and second main inner walls are inclined so as to point upward toward the face side. The second main inner wall, when the sole portion has been placed on a ground plane, is inclined more steeply than the first main inner wall relative to the ground plane in a side cross-sectional view.

Abstract: A golf club head comprises a head main body, a weight member and a fixing member. The head main body is provided with a concave portion concaved from an outer surface of a finished shape of the golf club head. A specific gravity of the weight member is larger than a specific gravity of the head main body and larger than a specific gravity of the fixing member. The weight member is at least partially disposed in the concave portion. The fixing member is fixed to the concave portion so as to cover at least a part of the weight member from outside of the golf club head. The fixing member is provided with a through hole having an opening located in the above-said outer surface, and a part of the weight member is disposed in the through hole.

Abstract: A set 2 includes two or more iron type golf clubs 4 having loft angles different from each other. Each club 4 includes a shaft sf, a head hd, and a grip gp. The head hd includes a top surface 10, a sole surface 12, and a face surface 14 having a face line gv. The sole surface 12 includes a leading edge E1 and a trailing edge E2. In a planar view of the sole surface 12, the trailing edge E2 is curved so as to project toward a face side. A sole width WSc at a middle position of the face line gv is increased as the loft angle is increased.

Abstract: A sole 6 of a head 2 includes a groove 20 extending from a toe side to a heel side. The groove 20 includes a center groove part 20c, a toe groove part 20t, and a heel groove part 20h. A toe boundary line kt is formed on a boundary between the center groove part 20c and the toe groove part 20t due to the change of a groove depth D. A heel boundary line kh is formed on a boundary between the center groove part 20c and the heel groove part 20h due to the change of the groove depth D. The toe groove part 20t and the heel groove part 20h extend so as to be inclined with respect to a face-back direction. The head 2 is a hollow golf club head.

Abstract: A head 2 includes a head body h1 and a face plate p1 fixed to the head body h1. The face plate p1 includes a plate front surface f1 having a hitting face, a plate back surface b1 which is a surface opposite to the plate front surface f1, and a plate side surface s1. The head body h1 includes an opening part to which the face plate is disposed, and a receiving surface u1 which supports the face plate p1 from back. The plate back surface b1 includes an outer peripheral edge part 16 having a circular shape. The outer peripheral edge part 16 includes a first portion x1 which abuts on the receiving surface u1, and a second portion which does not abut on the receiving surface u1 and forms a gap gp between the second portion and the receiving surface u1.

Abstract: A head 2 includes a head body h1 and a face plate p1 fixed to the head body h1. The face plate p1 includes a plate front surface f1 having a hitting face, a plate back surface b1, and a plate side surface s1. The head body h1 includes a body side surface v1 opposed to the plate side surface s1. A gap gp is provided at at least a part between the plate side surface s1 and the body side surface v1.

Abstract: A sleeve 8 includes an engaging projection part P1. A head 2 includes an engaging recess part R1. The engaging projection part P1 includes a first side surface P11 located on a side receiving a rotating force caused by hitting, a second side surface P12 located on an opposite side to the first side surface P11, and an outer surface P13. The engaging recess part R1 includes a first opposed surface R11 opposed to the surface P11, a second opposed surface R12 opposed to the surface P12, and an inner surface R13 opposed to the surface P13. The engaging projection part P1 has a tapered projection part TP1. The tapered projection part TP1 has a maximum width of not less than an opening width of the engaging recess part R1. At least one of the first side surface and the first opposed surface extends along an axial direction.

Abstract: A golf club head with a hollow therein includes a head main body and a crown member. The head main body includes a face portion having a hitting face, a crown portion provided with an opening and a peripheral region forming around the opening, wherein the opening is covered with the crown member. The peripheral region of the opening includes a mounting portion for mounting the crown member with an interior surface and an exterior surface thereof. The mounting portion, at least, includes a face-side mounting portion, a toe-side mounting portion and a heel-side mounting portion. The crown member includes a face-side peripheral portion fixed to the interior surface of the face-side mounting portion, a toe-side peripheral portion fixed to the exterior surface of the toe-side mounting portion and a heel-side peripheral portion fixed to the exterior surface of the heel-side mounting portion.

Abstract: Provided is a golf club head capable of realizing a lower center of gravity without a weight member protruding from a sole portion. The golf club head according to the present invention includes a crown portion, a face portion, and a sole portion having at least one recessed portion. The recessed portion is configured to house the weight member such that the weight member does not protrude externally. The sole portion is provided with a raised portion including the recessed portion and protruding downward, and to be at least partially placed on a placement surface in a reference state. A center of the recessed portion is arranged further to a back side in a face-back direction and to a heel side in a toe-heel direction than a center of gravity of the head.

Abstract: A head 2 includes a head body h1 and a face plate p1. The face plate p1 includes a plate front surface f1 having a hitting face 4, and a plate back surface b1. The plate front surface f1 has, on a peripheral edge part thereof, a step surface t1 positioned at a rear with respect to the hitting face 4. The head body h1 has a receipt surface u1 positioned at a rear of the plate back surface b1, a front disposition part z1 positioned at a front of the step surface t1, and a hosel 6. The front disposition part z1 includes a plastically deformed part d1 and a non-plastically deformed part n1. A clearance between the non-plastically deformed part n1 and the receipt surface u1 forms an engaging part E1 engaging a peripheral edge part of the face plate p1.

Abstract: A set 2 includes two or more iron type golf clubs 4 having loft angles different from each other. Each club 4 includes a shaft sf, a head hd, and a grip gp. The head hd includes a top surface 10, a sole surface 12, and a face surface 14 having a face line gv. The sole surface 12 includes a leading edge E1 and a trailing edge E2. In a planar view of the sole surface 12, the trailing edge E2 is curved so as to project toward a face side. A sole width WSt at a toe reference position is decreased as the loft angle is increased. A sole width WSh at a heel reference position is decreased as the loft angle is increased.

Abstract: A golf club according to the present invention includes a golf club head body that has a crown portion and a sole portion and has an opening surrounded by the crown portion and the sole portion, and a face member that covers the opening of the golf club head body. The face member is formed in the shape of a cup having a face portion formed in a plate shape and a peripheral portion that extends from the peripheral edge of the face portion. In the peripheral portion of the face member, the portion that extends along the crown portion includes a first toe-side edge portion arranged on the toe side, a first heel-side edge portion arranged on the heel side, and a first central edge portion arranged between the first toe-side edge portion and the first heel-side edge portion.

Abstract: The present provides a carbon material containing 50 to 1,000 ppm by mass of vanadium (V), wherein a mean particle diameter D50 is 3 to 7 ?m; a tapping density after 400 times of tapping is 0.40 to 1.00 g/cm3; a BET specific surface area is 4.0 to 12.0 m2/g; an R value (ID/IG) measured in the spectrum observed by Raman spectroscopy is 0.10 to 0.30; and an interplanar spacing d002 of plane (002) (nm) and Lc002 (nm) as being the size in the c-axis direction of the graphite crystals satisfy the relationship represented by the following formulae (1) and (2) 0.3362?d002?0.3370 ??(1) ?23660×d002+8010?Lc002??23660×d002+8025 ??(2); which is suitable for a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary battery having a low resistance and a high coulomb efficiency; a method for producing the same; a carbon material for a battery electrode; an electrode; and a lithium-ion secondary battery using the above-described carbon material.

Abstract: The golf club head of the present invention includes a face portion, a crown portion, and a sole portion. The golf club head also has an interior space surrounded by the face portion, the crown portion, and the sole portion. A first channel and a second channel that extend in a toe-heel direction and are recessed toward the interior space side are formed in the sole portion. The first channel is disposed on a face side relative to the second channel, and has a first main inner wall disposed on the face side, and a first sub inner wall disposed on a back side. The first main inner wall is formed with a longer length in a face-back direction than the first sub inner wall, and is inclined so as to extend upward while extending toward the back side.

Abstract: A sole 6 of a head 2 includes a groove 20 extending from a toe side to a heel side. The groove 20 includes a center groove part 20c, a toe groove part 20t, and a heel groove part 20h. A toe boundary line kt is formed on a boundary between the center groove part 20c and the toe groove part 20t due to the change of a groove depth D. A heel boundary line kh is formed on a boundary between the center groove part 20c and the heel groove part 20h due to the change of the groove depth D. The toe groove part 20t and the heel groove part 20h extend so as to be inclined with respect to a face-back direction. The head 2 is a hollow golf club head.