US 11,850,477 B2
Golf club head and method of manufacturing the same
Grant William Gulick, Endwell, NY (US)
Filed by Grant William Gulick, Endwell, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/473,169.
Application 17/473,169 is a continuation of application No. 17/073,832, filed on Oct. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,117,025.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/916,648, filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0402264 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 53/06 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0433 (2020.08) [A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 2053/0479 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body extending from a first body end to a second body end and having a top and a bottom, the body comprising,
a forward face extending between the top and the bottom of the body, the forward face comprising,
a first forward facing surface portion defining plurality of grooves configured to contact a golf ball,
a leading edge positioned proximate the bottom of the body, and
a second forward facing surface portion adjacent the first forward facing surface portion,
an opposing rearward facing surface extending between the top and the bottom of the body and comprising,
an inner space surrounded by an outer perimeter,
a trailing edge proximate the bottom of the body, the rearward facing surface comprising a plurality of weight shifting elements, and
a sole extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; and
a hosel connected to the body at the first body end and extending in a direction away from the sole,
wherein at least one of the plurality of weight shifting elements is positioned on the outer perimeter to remove weight from the outer perimeter of the rearward facing surface,
wherein at least the first forward facing surface is comprised of a material having a coefficient of friction to urethane ratio that is greater than 1.