CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/04 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a golf club head, the method comprising:
(a) providing a body portion comprising an interior cavity, a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a sole portion, a top portion, and a face portion at the front portion having a face opening;
(b) attaching a face plate portion to the face portion to cover the face opening and enclose the interior cavity, the face plate portion comprising a front surface configured to strike a golf ball, a back surface in the interior cavity, a recessed portion at a center portion of the back surface, and a perimeter portion between the center portion and the face opening;
(c) inserting at least a portion of a face insert portion in the recessed portion to couple the face insert portion to the face plate portion;
(d) forming a face bracket portion to include at least one bracket arm;
(e) coupling the face bracket portion to the face insert portion; and
(f) attaching the face bracket portion to the face plate portion,
wherein attaching the face bracket portion to the face plate portion comprises welding end portions of the at least one bracket arm to the perimeter portion of the face plate portion.
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