CPC A63B 53/0475 (2013.01) [A63B 53/047 (2013.01); A63B 53/06 (2013.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0416 (2020.08); A63B 53/0445 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01); A63B 60/52 (2015.10); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A golf club head comprising:
a front end and a rear end;
a face element comprising a face surface located at the front end and a rear surface located at the rear end;
the face element comprises a face center, a face perimeter, and a thickness measured from the face surface to the rear surface;
the face element includes a perimeter region comprising a constant perimeter thickness and extending inward from the face perimeter toward the face center;
the face element includes a transition region comprising a varying transition thickness and extending inward from the perimeter region toward the face center;
the face element includes a central region encompassing the face center, the central region comprising a constant central thickness and extending inward from the transition region toward the face center;
wherein the perimeter thickness comprises a minimum thickness of the face element;
wherein the central thickness comprises a maximum thickness of the face element;
a top end and a bottom end;
the top end having a top rail extending in an arcuate fashion toward the bottom end to form a top rail wall;
the bottom end having a sole and a rear portion that integrally forms with the sole, where the rear portion extends upward toward the top end;
a toe end and a heel end;
wherein the toe end comprises a toe ledge extending in a curved manner between the top rail and rear portion, the toe ledge is integral with the top rail wall and the rear portion; and
wherein the heel end comprises a heel ledge extending in a curved manner between the top rail and the rear portion, the heel ledge is integral with the top rail wall and the rear portion;
an undercut comprising a first cavity, and a second cavity;
the first cavity is formed between the rear surface and the top rail wall, the first cavity having a first depth ranging from 0.115 inch to 0.135 inch;
the second cavity is formed between the rear surface and the rear portion, the second cavity having a second depth ranging from 0.460 inch to 0.580 inch.
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