Abstract: A golf club head includes a body including a toe region, a heel region, and a medial region extending between the toe region and the heel region. A core bar is integrally formed with the body at the toe region and the heel region and extends within the medial region along a trailing end. Further, a slot has an upper edge formed along a lower edge of the core bar at the trailing end. A face insert is coupled to the body and an interior cavity is formed between the face insert and the core bar.

Abstract: A golf club shaft consists of a grip and a 3D printed body. The 3D printed body defines an outer sidewall, and an axis that extends centrally through a top and bottom of the golf club shaft, with an inner surface of the 3D printed body defining a first side and a second side that is located opposite the first side. An uninterrupted volume extends between the first side and the second side along an entire length of the 3D printed body.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club component. The process includes spreading a layer of metal powder over a build plane defined over a build platform and bonding portions of the layer of metal powder. The golf club component comprises a support structure. The support structure includes a plurality of segments. The support structure defines a plane L1 that forms a build angle A1 with respect to the build plane, and a plane L2 that forms a build angle A2 with respect to the build plane. Each of the plane L1 and the plane L2 is formed by a portion of the plurality of segments that are aligned and orientated at the build angle A1 and the build angle A2, respectively, relative to the build plane. At least one of the build angle A1 or the build angle A2 is greater than or equal to 30 degrees.

Abstract: A crownplate for a golf club head includes a shell formed from a first plurality of pre-preg plies and a second plurality of pre-preg plies and defining a first thickness area and a second thickness area. The first plurality of pre-preg plies includes a resin material and a first plurality of fibers and the second plurality of pre-preg plies includes a resin material and a second plurality of fibers. The first plurality of pre-preg plies have a first tensile strength and a first amount of graphene, and the second plurality of pre-preg plies have a second tensile strength and a second amount of graphene. The second plurality of pre-preg plies define an outer periphery of the crownplate.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a body formed by an additive manufacturing process. The body defines a toe region, a heel region, and a medial region positioned between the toe region and the heel region. A front face extends across the toe region, medial region, and the heel region and is formed of a sintered material. The body further includes a topline along a top side and a sole along a bottom side, each extending in a heel-toe direction. A plurality of grooves are disposed on the front face. The golf club head defines an internal cavity at least partially enclosed by the front face and the body. The internal cavity extends between the topline and the sole. A plurality of voids are defined by a rear surface of the front face.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club component includes the step of spreading a layer of powdered material over a build plane defined over a build platform. Another step includes bonding, using an energy source, portions of the layer of powdered material. A different step includes repeating the spreading and bonding until the golf club component is formed. The process further includes the step of extracting loose powdered material from the golf club component. The build plane is offset from a ground plane between about 5 degrees and about 160 degrees. The ground plane is defined as a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club component is at address, and the build plane is not a face angle of the golf club component.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a body including a toe region, a heel region, and a medial region extending between the toe region and the heel region, and a face insert that is coupled to the body. The face insert and the body combine to form a front face on a front side. A top edge of the face insert is disposed within a face insert cavity and located between a central plane CP and a topline of the body. The face insert extends about 60% or less of a body height defined between the topline and the sole.

Abstract: A golf club including a golf club head formed of metal by an additive manufacturing process, the golf club head including a front side, a rear side, a bottom side, a top side, a toe side, and a heel side, a body that defines a toe region, a heel region, and a medial region, a first plane that extends orthogonal to a ground plane, a second plane that extends orthogonal to the ground plane, a front face, a topline, a sole, a plurality of laterally-extending grooves, a toe portion, a heel portion, a hosel, and a cavity that is enclosed by the front face and the body. The ground plane is a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club head is at address. The front face and the body are formed of sintered metal. The hosel defines a hosel cavity that is configured to receive a shaft.

Abstract: A golf club head that includes a body that has a topline, a sole, and a front face. The front face defines a rear surface that extends along a plane and the body defines a center of gravity plane. The golf club head also includes a lattice structure formed on a portion of the body, layer by layer, via an additive manufacturing process. The portion of the body is bounded by the plane, the center of gravity plane, and an intersection between the plane and the center of gravity plane.

Abstract: A method of using a non-fungible token includes generating a digital asset including a virtual object and metadata. The metadata includes attributes that are mutable by an authorized user. The method further includes minting the non-fungible token, securing ownership of the digital asset to a blockchain, providing the digital asset on a digital platform, transferring the non-fungible token to a user wallet, and updating the metadata of the digital asset based on data associated with an event. The metadata includes a URL to a site hosted remotely, off of the blockchain, where the attributes are accessible.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a body having a toe region, a heel region, a sole weight bar extending between the toe region and the heel region, and a face insert that is coupled to the body and wraps about the sole weight bar. The golf club head defines a sole having a toe segment, a medial segment, and a heel segment, and the face insert at least partially defines the medial segment of the sole. A gap is disposed between the sole weight bar and the face insert. The gap extends entirely about an outer periphery of the sole weight bar and is disposed between the sole weight bar and each of a face portion of the face insert, a sole portion of the face insert, and a back portion of the medial segment of the sole.

Abstract: A method including providing a first digital asset having properties, generating a first token representing ownership of the first digital asset, transferring the first token to a first digital wallet, performing a transaction, providing a second digital asset having properties, generating a second token representing ownership of the second digital asset, transferring the second token to the first digital wallet, and breeding the first token with the second token to create a third token including properties associated with a golf product. The transaction includes receiving information of the first digital wallet, confirming a presence of the first token in the first digital wallet, based on a property of the first token, providing a first benefit, and updating the first digital asset with a first data associated with the transaction. The third token is configured to be used to produce a physical product including the properties of the golf product.

Abstract: A method for producing a golf club component includes the step of receiving a selection of at least one parameter from a user via a user interface, the at least one parameter being selected from a plurality of parameters. The method further includes the step of generating a design model of the golf club component based on the selected parameter, providing the design model of the golf club component to an additive manufacturing device, and forming the golf club component via the additive manufacturing device.

Abstract: A golf club includes a body defining an internal cavity and includes a toe side, a heel side, a top side, a bottom side, a front side, and a rear side. A first support structure is disposed within the internal cavity and includes a plurality of beams. A second support structure is disposed within an external cavity that is positioned on the rear side of the body and is visible from an exterior of the body. A first pocket and a second pocket are formed on the bottom side. The first pocket is at least partially defined by a first wall and the second pocket is at least partially defined by a second wall. A first aperture and a second aperture are in fluid communication with the internal cavity. The first aperture extends through the first wall and the second aperture extends through the second wall.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing a golf club head. The process comprises the step of spreading a thin layer of metal powder over a build plane defined over a build platform. The process also comprises the step of selectively depositing droplets of a binding agent over the thin layer of metal powder in order to bond the metal powder. The process further comprises the step of sintering a green part body to form the golf club head. The golf club head comprises a lattice structure positioned within an internal cavity of the golf club head. The build plane is offset from a ground plane by between about 5 degrees and about 160 degrees. The ground plane defined as a horizontal plane parallel to the ground when the golf club head is at address. The build plane is not a face angle of the golf club head.