Grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads
Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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The present application This is a reissue of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/761,778, filed on Feb. 7, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,790,193, issued on Jul. 29, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No 13/628,685, filed on Sep. 27, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,108,088, issued on Aug. 18, 2015, and is reissued as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/986,103, now U.S. Reissue Pat. No. RE48,977, issued on Mar. 22, 2022, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/697,994, filed on Sep. 7, 2012 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/541,981 filed on Sep. 30, 2011,. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/628,685 is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/591,620, filed on Aug. 22, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,764,578, issued on Jul. 1, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/237,293, filed on Sep. 20, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,282,505, issued on Oct. 9, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/535,868, filed on Aug. 5, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,066,586, issued on Nov. 29, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/087,158, filed Aug. 7, 2008, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELDThe present disclosure relates generally to golf equipment, and more particularly, to grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads.
BACKGROUNDTypically, a golf club head may include a club face with a plurality of parallel grooves extending between the toe end and the heel end. In particular, the plurality of grooves in an iron type club head may clear out water, sand, grass, and/or other debris between a golf ball and the club face. Golf club faces may have grooves with various shapes such as squared or box-shaped grooves, V-shaped grooves, or U-shaped grooves.
In general, grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are described herein. Golf equipment related to the methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture described herein may be conforming or non-conforming to the rules of golf at any particular time. Further, the figures provided herein are for illustrative purposes, and one or more of the figures may not be depicted to scale. The apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not limited in this regard.
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The putter 100 includes a putter head 102 having a putter face 110. The putter face 110 may be generally planar. The putter face 110 includes a ball striking face 112 that may be generally on the same plane as the putter face 110 or slightly projected outward from the putter face 110. The ball striking face 112 may be the same size or smaller (as shown in
The ball striking face 112 may be a continuous or integral part of the putter face 110 or formed as an insert that is attached to the putter face 110. Such an insert may be constructed from the same material or different materials as the putter face 110 and then be attached to the putter face 110. The ball striking face 112 may include one or more grooves, generally shown as grooves 120, and one or more land portions 170. For example, the ball striking face 112 is shown to have twelve grooves, generally shown as 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, and 144. The grooves 120 may be generally referred to with a single reference number such as 120. However, when specifically describing one of the grooves on the ball striking face 112, the reference number for that specific groove may be used.
Two adjacent grooves may be separated by a land portion 170. A land portion 170 between each groove 120 and an adjacent groove 120 may have the same or different width as a land portion 170 between another pair of adjacent grooves 120. The land portions 170 may also define the top surface of the ball striking face 112. In general, two or more of the grooves 120 may be parallel to each other. For example, the grooves 122 and 124 may be parallel to each other. However, the grooves 120 may be oriented relative to each other in any manner. For example, any of the grooves 120 may be diagonally, vertically and/or horizontally oriented. As shown in the example of
As described in detail below, the depth, length, width, a horizontal cross-sectional shape, and/or a vertical cross-sectional shape of the grooves 120 may linearly, nonlinearly, in regular or irregular step-wise intervals, arcuately and/or according to one or more geometric shapes increase, decrease and/or vary from the toe end 180 to the heel end 190 and/or from a top rail 182 to a sole 192 of the putter head 102. The apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not limited in this regard.
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The progressive increase in the length, depth and/or width of the regions 271-275 of the grooves 222-232 from the top rail 182 to generally the center of the ball striking face 212 and/or the decrease in the size of the regions 271-275 of the grooves 232-244 from generally the center of the ball striking face 212 to the sole 192 forms a central strike zone 260 (shown in
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The progressive increase in the length, depth and/or width of the regions 371-375 of the grooves 322-332 from the top rail 182 to the center of the ball striking face 312 and/or the decrease in the size of the regions 371-375 of the grooves 332-344 form the center of the ball striking face 312 to the sole 192 forms a central strike zone 360 (shown in
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The progressive increase in the length, depth and/or width of the regions 471 and 472 of the grooves 422-432 from the top rail 182 to the center of the ball striking face 412 and/or the decrease in the size of the regions 471 and 472 of the grooves 432-444 form the center of the ball striking face 412 to the sole 192 forms a central strike zone 460 (shown in
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The progressive increase in the length, depth and/or width of the regions 571 and 572 of the grooves 522-532 from the top rail 182 to the center of the ball striking face 512 and/or the decrease in the size of the regions 571 and 572 of the grooves 532-544 form the center of the ball striking face 512 to the sole 192 forms a central strike zone 560 (shown in
The grooves 220, 320, 420 and 520 described above illustrate four examples of horizontal cross-sectional profile of grooves for use with the putter 100. Other examples of horizontal cross sectional profiles are shown in
In the above examples, the grooves on each corresponding ball striking face have similar shapes. However, the grooves on ball striking face may have dissimilar shapes. For example, a ball striking face may include a combination of grooves 220 and 320. In another example, the ball striking face may include a combination of grooves 420 and 520. Thus, any combination of groove cross-sectional profiles may be used on a ball striking face to impart a particular ball striking property to the putter.
The horizontal cross-sectional profiles, of the grooves may progressively and proportionally vary from the top rail 182 to the center of the ball striking face and may progressively vary from the center of the ball striking face to the sole 192. The noted progressive variation may define a ball strike zone that is larger at the center of the ball striking face than near the top rail 182 and the sole 192. Furthermore, the progressive noted variation of the grooves' horizontal cross-sectional profiles provides grooves at the center of the ball striking face and around the center of the ball striking face that have longer deep groove sections than grooves near the top rail 182 and the sole 192. However, the above-described progressive variation of the grooves is exemplary and other progressive variation schemes may be used to impart particular ball striking properties to various portions of the ball striking face.
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The ball striking face of the putter in the above examples is shown to have grooves from the top rail 182 to the sole 192. However, a ball striking face may have more or less grooves, or have sections that are without grooves. For example, a ball striking face may have several grooves at the center section of the ball, strike face and be without grooves at sections near the top rail 182 or the sole 192.
The grooves are not limited to extending horizontally across the ball striking face. The ball striking face may have, vertical grooves that vary in depth as described above or a combination of vertical and, horizontal grooves with varying horizontal and/or vertical cross-sectional profiles. The orientation of the grooves may be such that a matrix-like ball striking face is provided on the putter.
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A cross-sectional profile of a groove including variations in lengths, depth, width and/or cross-sectional shape of the groove may affect ball speed, control, and/or spin. The disclosed variable, depth grooves may improve the consistency of the ball speed after being struck by the putter face by about 50% over a plastic putter face insert, and by about 40% over a non-grooved aluminum putter face insert. Striking a ball with a putter having grooves according to the disclosure: (1) may result in lower ball speeds, which may result in decreased ball, roll out-distance; (2) may result in heel and toe shots to have decreased ball speeds compared to center hits, and also may result in shorter ball roll out distance; (3) allow relatively lower and higher handicap players to strike the ball with different locations on the putter face (higher handicap players tend to hit lower on the ball striking face whereas lower handicap player tend to hit higher on the ball striking face. Also, relatively higher handicap players may have a wider range of hit location's whereas relatively lower handicap players may have, a closer range of hit locations; and/or (4) a putter face with grooves in the center of the face may result in reduced ball speed/roll out distance for center shots, which may result in a more consistent ball speed/roll out distances for center/heel/toe shots.
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According to the process 2000, grooves are formed on the club face and/or club head between the top rail and the sole such that each groove extends between the toe end and the heel end and depths of the grooves vary in a direction extending between the top rail and the sole and in a direction extending between the heel end and the toe end (block 2004). The grooves may be formed using various processes such as casting, forging, machining, spin milled, and/or other suitable processes. The vertical cross-sectional shape of a groove may depend on the method by which a groove is manufactured. For example, the type of cutting bit when machining a groove may determine the vertical cross-sectional shape of the groove. The vertical cross sectional shape of a groove may be symmetric, such as the examples described above, or may be asymmetric (not shown). In one example, the width of a groove can be 0.032 inch, which may be the width of the cutting bit. Accordingly, when machining a groove, the shape and dimensions of the cutting bit may determine the shape and dimension of the groove.
The grooves may be manufactured by spin milling the ball strike face, or stamping or forging the grooves into the ball striking face. The grooves may also be manufactured direction on the putter head to create a ball striking face as described above directly on the putter head. A groove may be manufactured by press forming the groove on the putter head. For example, a press can deform and/or displace material on the putter head to create the groove. A groove may be manufacturing by a milling process where the rotating axis of the milling tool is normal to putter face. The rotating axis of the milling tool may be oriented at an angle other than normal to the putter face. A groove may be manufactured by overlaying one material that is cut clean through to form a through groove onto a base or solid material. A groove may be manufactured by laser and/or thermal etching or eroding of the putter face material. A groove may be manufactured by chemically eroding the putter face material using photo masks. A groove may be manufactured by electro/chemically eroding the putter face material using a chemical mask such as wax or a petro-chemical substance. A groove may be manufactured by abrading the face material using air or water as the carry medium of the abrasion material such as sand. Any one or a combination of the methods discussed above can be used to manufacture one or more of the grooves on the putter head. Furthermore, other methods used to create depressions in any material may be used to manufacture the grooves.
As the rules to golf may change from time to time (e.g., new regulations may be adopted or old rules may be eliminated or modified by golf standard organizations and/or governing bodies), golf equipment related to the methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture described herein may be conforming or non-conforming to the rules of golf at any particular time. Accordingly, golf equipment related to the methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture described herein may be advertised, offered for sale, and/or sold as conforming or non-conforming golf equipment. The methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture described herein are not limited in this regard.
Although a particular order of actions is described above, these actions may be performed in other temporal sequences. For example, two or more actions described above may be performed sequentially, concurrently or simultaneously. Alternatively, two or more actions may be performed in reversed order. Further, one or more actions described above may not be performed at all. The apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture described herein are not limited in this regard.
While the invention has been described in connection with various aspects, it will be understood that the invention is capable of further modifications. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptation of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention, and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known and customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains.
Claims
1. A putter-type golf club head comprising:
- a body portion having a body toe portion, a body heel portion, a body top rail portion and a body sole portion;
- a putter club face on the body portion between the body toe portion and the body heel portion and between the body top rail portion and the body sole portion, wherein the putter club face is planar and extends in a vertical orientation from a ground plane; and
- a plurality of grooves disposed on the putter club face, each groove comprising a groove heel portion proximate to the body heel portion and extending toward the body toe portion; a groove toe portion proximate to the body toe portion and extending toward the body heel portion, and a groove center portion extending between the groove heel portion and the groove toe portion and including a deepest part of the groove, the groove center portion of each groove having a length extending in a direction from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion;
- wherein the deepest part is defined by a planar bottom surface portion of the groove when viewed in a horizontal cross section extending from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion;
- wherein a depth of each groove increases from the groove heel portion to the deepest part of the groove;
- wherein a depth of each groove increases from the groove toe portion to the deepest part of the groove;
- wherein the groove center portion includes a change in depth when viewed in the horizontal cross section extending from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion;
- wherein the depths of the grooves increase in a direction from the body top rail portion to a generally central region on the putter club face between the body toe portion, the body heel portion, the body top rail portion and the body sole portion;
- wherein the depths of the grooves increase in a direction from the body sole portion to the central region;
- wherein the lengths of the groove center portions of at least two grooves of the plurality of grooves located between the body top rail portion and the central region increase in a direction from the body top rail portion to the central region; and
- wherein the lengths of the groove center portions of at least two grooves of the plurality of grooves located between the body sole portion and the central region increase in a direction from the body sole portion to the central region.
2. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein cross sectional configurations of at least two of the grooves vary between at least one of the body heel portion and the body toe portion or the body top rail portion and the body sole portion.
3. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein the grooves located between the central region and the body sole portion have a greater depth than the grooves located between the central region and the body top rail portion.
4. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein the grooves located between the central region and the body top rail portion have a greater depth than the grooves located between the central region and the body sole portion.
5. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein the putter club face is detachably attached to the body portion.
6. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein a portion of the putter club face including the center groove portion of the plurality of grooves is visually distinguishable from the rest of the putter club face to an individual viewing the putter club face.
7. The putter-type golf club head of claim 1, wherein a portion of the putter club face including the center groove portion of the plurality of grooves visually resembles a circle, an oval, a square, a diamond or a polygon to an individual viewing the putter club face.
8. A method of manufacturing a putter-type golf club head comprising:
- forming a body portion having a body toe portion, a body heel portion, a body top rail portion and a body sole portion;
- forming a putter club face on the body portion between the body toe portion and the body heel portion and between the body top rail portion and the body sole portion, wherein the putter club face is planar and extends in a vertical orientation from a ground plane; and
- forming a plurality of grooves disposed on the putter club face, each groove comprising a groove heel portion proximate to the body heel portion and extending toward the body toe portion; a groove toe portion proximate to the body toe portion and extending toward the body heel portion, and a groove center portion extending between the groove heel portion and the groove toe portion and including a deepest part of the groove, the groove center portion of each groove having a length extending in a direction from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion;
- wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises: forming each groove such that the deepest part is defined by a planar bottom surface portion of the groove when viewed in a horizontal cross section extending from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion; forming each groove such that a depth of each groove increases from the groove heel portion to the deepest part of the groove; forming each groove such that each groove increases from the groove toe portion to the deepest part of the groove; forming each groove such that the depths of the grooves increase in a direction from the body top rail portion to a generally central region on the putter club face between the body toe portion, the body heel portion, the body top rail portion and the body sole portion; forming each groove such that the depths of the grooves increase in a direction from the body sole portion to the central region;
- forming each groove such that the groove center portion includes a change in depth when viewed in the horizontal cross section extending from the groove heel portion to the groove toe portion; forming each groove such that the lengths of the groove center portions of at least two grooves of the plurality of grooves located between the body top rail portion and the central region increase in a direction from the body top rail portion to the central region; and forming each groove such that the lengths of the groove center portions of at least two grooves of the plurality of grooves located between the body sole portion and the central region increase in a direction from the body sole portion to the central region.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises forming the grooves such that cross sectional configurations of at least two of the grooves vary between at least one of the body heel portion and the body toe portion or the body top rail portion and the body sole portion.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises forming the grooves such that the grooves located between the central region and the body sole portion have a greater depth than the grooves located between the central region and the body top rail portion.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises forming the grooves such that the grooves located between the central region and the body top rail portion have a greater depth than the grooves located between the central region and the body sole portion.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the body portion and the putter club face comprising forming the body portion and the putter club face such that the putter club face is detachably attached to the body portion.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises forming the grooves such that a portion of the putter club face including the center groove portion of the plurality of grooves is visually distinguishable from the rest of the putter club face to an individual viewing the putter club face.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the plurality of grooves comprises forming the grooves such that a portion of the putter club face including the center groove portion of the plurality of grooves visually resembles a circle, an oval, a square, a diamond or a polygon to an individual viewing the putter club face.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 5, 2020
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 2024
Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (Phoenix, AZ)
Inventors: Anthony D. Serrano (Phoenix, AZ), Paul D. Wood (Phoenix, AZ), Bradley D. Schweigert (Cave Creek, AZ), Calvin S. Wang (Chandler, AZ), John A. Solheim (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey R Jastrzab
Application Number: 16/986,147
International Classification: A63B 53/04 (20150101); A63B 60/00 (20150101);