A sole for an article of footwear includes a plurality of portions, including at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a lattice structure having a plurality of unit cells. The plurality of unit cells may include a first subset of unit cells and a second subset of unit cells that is different than the first subset of unit cells. The second portion includes a solid material that at least partially encapsulates one or more of the unit cells of the first subset of unit cells.
An athletic glove is provided with a front panel for covering a palm of the hand a rear panel for covering the back of the hand. A vertical axis extends along a lateral side of the glove defines a palm side and a back side of the glove. The front panel has a first palm portion of the glove for covering a first portion a palm of a hand. The rear panel has a second palm portion for covering a second portion of the palm of the hand. A fastening tab secured to one of the front or rear panel at a first end along the palm side and a second distal end of the tab is releasably secured to an attachment location along the back side.
An iron-type golf club head where a ratio of a maximum toe height of the iron-type golf club head to a blade length of the iron-type golf club head is greater than zero and at most 0.62. A maximum thickness of the front portion, along the strike face, corresponds with a location toeward of a geometric center of the strike face. The thickness of the front portion, at the geometric center of the strike face, is less than the maximum thickness of the front portion. A coefficient of restitution (COR) of the iron-type golf club head is at least 0.818 and at most 0.830. An entirety of the sole is rounded along a plane parallel to the strike face, and a radius of curvature of the sole, along the plane parallel to the strike face, is no more than between, and inclusive of, 100 mm and 275 mm.
Disclosed herein is a driver-type golf club head that has a strike face. The strike face has a central region, defined by a 40 mm by 20 mm rectangular area centered on a geometric center of the strike face and elongated in a heel-to-toe direction. The driver-type golf club head is configured such that after 500 impacts of a standard golf ball at the geometric center of the strike face, where at each impact the standard golf ball has a velocity of 52 meters per second, the CT of the strike face at any point within the central region is less than 256 microseconds and the CT at the geometric center of the strike face is no more than five microseconds different than the initial CT value.
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for optimizing a shape of a radio frequency (RF) top electrode. The method may comprise a step of loading a digital model of the top electrode and a digital model of a bottom electrode. The method may comprise a step of performing a first simulation of an application of RF from the digital model of the top electrode to the digital model of the bottom electrode. The method may comprise a step of determining a first distribution of heat in a synthetic material arranged between the digital model of the top electrode and the digital model of the bottom electrode according to the first simulation. The method may comprise a step of adjusting the digital model of the top electrode based on the first distribution of heat. In addition, a corresponding data processing device, computer program, a top electrode as well as a method for producing a footwear layer using the top electrode is disclosed. Finally, a footwear article comprising the footwear layer is disclosed.
A monitoring system configured to monitor the motion of a piece of athletic equipment may include: one or more memory devices configured to store a file and including a buffer; a motion sensor configured to couple to the piece of athletic equipment; and one or more processors. The one or more processors may: sample motion data from the motion sensor at a sampling rate; save the sampled motion data in the buffer; save at least a portion of the sampled motion data in the file separate from the buffer at a saving rate that depends upon a variability of the sampled motion data; and alter the saving rate separately from the sampling rate based on at least one of an impact to the piece of athletic equipment or movement of the piece of athletic equipment by the individual during the course of an athletic activity.
Midsoles for a sports shoe that comprise a ground facing component comprising a rim portion with a first inward-facing wedge-shaped elongate protrusion and a foot support component arranged slidably at least partially inside the ground facing component. The foot support component may comprise a first outward facing wedge-shaped elongate recess configured to receive the first inward-facing wedge-shaped elongate protrusion of the ground facing component such that the foot support component tilts when sliding towards the rim portion of the ground facing component.
Methods for 3D printing footwear components comprising a topology optimized structure populated with an interconnected lattice of unit cells. Topology optimization and populating of interconnected unit cells creates footwear components comprising a unit cell lattice structure populated within a topology optimized volume. In some embodiments, the footwear component can comprise a component of a sole for an article of footwear.
The present disclosure relates to a rocker point adjustment element adapted to be arranged in a shoe comprising at least one segment; means for guiding the at least one segment, wherein the means for guiding is configured to guide the at least one segment along a path such that the at least one segment is movable along the path, wherein guiding the at least one segment along the path guides and/or moves a respective rocker point of the shoe along the path.
A sole structure for a shoe comprises a forefoot portion and a heel portion. A midfoot portion can be coupled to the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion comprises a plurality of connectors disposed on a ground-facing side of the midfoot portion. The midfoot portion comprises a resilient component coupled to the first connector and the second connector. The resilient component and connectors can alter bending characteristics of the midfoot portion.
A sole structure for a shoe comprises a forefoot portion and a heel portion. A midfoot portion can be coupled to the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion can comprise a support tie and one or more arches. The support tie can comprise a plurality of rotatable segments configured to alter bending characteristics of the midfoot portion, a resilient structure configured to alter bending characteristics of the midfoot portion, or both.
Disclosed herein is a head fixture for adhesively bonding a part of a golf club head to a body of the golf club head. The head fixture includes a bottom portion, including a body retainer, and a top portion, selectively attachable to the bottom portion and including pressure applicators spaced apart about the top portion. Each one of the pressure applicators comprises a ratcheting mechanism and a ribbed shaft engaged with the ratcheting mechanism such that, when the top portion is selectively attached to the bottom portion, the ribbed shaft is movable away from the body retainer into a position, associated with a pressure applied to the part of the golf club head by the ribbed shaft, and the ribbed shaft is non-movably fixable, relative to the body retainer, in the position.
A golf club putter head having a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion with a striking surface, a heel side portion, and a toe side portion, wherein a central portion extends rearwardly from the front portion with a toe side gap separating a portion of the central portion from the toe side portion, and a heel side gap separating a portion of the central portion from the heel side portion.
Apparatus for a machine-learning-based golf club fitting platform is disclosed. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores code executable by the processor to receive a first set of golf swing data for a user, the first set of golf swing data representative of one or more characteristics of a golf swing of the user; determine one or more optimal specifications of at least one hypothetical golf club that is a best fit for the user using a property prediction machine learning model based on the first set of golf swing data; and determine at least one pre-existing golf club, comprising predefined specifications, that is a best match for the user based on a comparison of the determined one or more optimal specifications of the at least one hypothetical golf club to the predefined specifications of a plurality of different pre-existing golf clubs.
Disclosed herein is an iron-type golf club head that comprises a strike plate, an enclosed internal cavity, and a rear aperture formed in a rear wall. The iron-type golf club head also comprises a stiffening plug, within the internal cavity and compressed between the back surface of the strike plate and the rear wall. The stiffening plug is insertable, through a rear aperture, into the internal cavity. The iron-type golf club head further comprises a rear fascia covering the rear aperture and at least a portion of the rear wall. A characteristic time (CT) at a geometric center of the strike face is at least 250 microseconds. A maximum thickness of the strike plate, at the strike face, is less than 3.5 millimeters, inclusive. The strike plate, excluding grooves, has a minimum thickness between 1.1 millimeters and 2.2 millimeters.
A sole structure for a shoe includes a forefoot portion and a heel portion. A midfoot portion can be coupled to the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion is configured to bend in a plantarflexion direction and a dorsiflexion direction. The midfoot portion includes various elements disposed at a ground-facing side of the midfoot portion that can alter bending characteristics of the midfoot portion.
Additively manufactured articles of footwear comprising a sole portion and an upper portion 3D printed as a single piece. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an outer skin comprising a plurality of continuous beams extending adjacent to each other and defining at least part of an outer contour of the upper portion, at least part of an outer contour of the sole portion, or both. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise an inner skin comprising a network of beams defining at least part of an inner contour of the upper portion. In some embodiments, the article of footwear can comprise a core structure that connects beams of the outer skin to beams of the inner skin.
A43B 1/00 - Footwear characterised by the material
B29C 64/188 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
B29C 64/20 - Apparatus for additive manufacturingDetails thereof or accessories therefor
B29L 31/50 - Footwear, e.g. shoes or parts thereof
A sole for an article of footwear including a midsole formed of a resilient material, the midsole having a plurality of holes extending transversely therethrough from a medial sidewall of the midsole to a lateral sidewall of the midsole, and a resilient tube disposed within each of the holes, the resilient tube having a wall thickness that varies in the transverse direction.
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an outsole to engage the ground, a midsole disposed above the outsole to support a foot of a wearer, and a heel support member disposed between the midsole and the outsole in a heel region of the sole. The sole includes a plurality of heel air chambers bounded by the midsole and the heel support member in the heel region of the sole. The heel air chambers are fluidly connected by a heel channel. The sole includes a plurality of sole air chambers bounded by a bottom surface of the midsole and an upper surface of the outsole. The sole air chambers are arranged from the heel region of the sole to a forefoot region. The sole includes a plurality of channels fluidly connecting the plurality of sole air chambers.
Disclosed golf club heads include a weight channel positioned in the sole and defining a path along the sole. A weight member positioned in the weight channel can be adjusted to any of a range of selectable positions to adjust mass properties of the golf club head. A fastener secures the weight member in any of the selectable positions, while the fastener itself, regardless of where the weight member is positioned along the path, is secured to the body at a fixed location that is independent of the position of the weight member along the path. Part of the weight channel and weight member can be covered by an overhanging portion of the sole, which can form a sit pad. The overhanging portion can be part of a composite sole insert.
A sole for an article of footwear including a midsole formed of a resilient material, the midsole having a plurality of holes extending transversely therethrough from a medial sidewall of the midsole to a lateral sidewall of the midsole, and a resilient tube disposed within each of the holes, the resilient tube having a wall thickness that varies in the transverse direction.
A sole for an article of footwear includes a midsole, a plate having longitudinal prongs in a forefoot portion of the sole and a dome-shaped heel support portion in a heel portion of the sole, an insert disposed within a cavity of the heel support portion, a heel rim securing the insert to the plate and the plate to the midsole; and an outsole.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
28 - Games; toys; sports equipment
Goods & Services
Protective helmets for sports; Visors for helmets (Based on Use) Body protectors for hockey; Hockey gloves; Protective padding for playing hockey (Based on Intent to Use) Ice hockey sticks; Ice skates
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Method and Apparatus for Adapting Properties of a Sports Shoe
The present invention relates to a method for adapting a property, particularly an energy return, of a shoe comprising the steps of placing the shoe in a sealable chamber, sealing the sealable chamber, applying a pressurized gas to the shoe for a time period, such that molecules of the gas are migrated into a midsole of the shoe; and relieving at least a part of the gas from the chamber.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
25 - Clothing; footwear; headgear
28 - Games; toys; sports equipment
Goods & Services
Face shields for sports helmets; mouth guards; protective helmets for sports; visors for helmets. Athletic clothing; caps; casual clothing; sports clothing; sweatshirts; t-shirts. Bags specially adapted for sports equipment; body protectors for sports use; hockey gloves; hockey pants; ice hockey sticks; ice skates; jockstraps; protective padding for playing sports.
The present invention relates to sports balls. A sports ball comprises a surface layer comprising a plurality of panels. The sports ball further comprises a lattice structure extending below the surface layer, wherein the lattice structure comprises a plurality of lattice cells comprising radially extending elements. The lattice cells which are adjacent to the surface layer have at least one dimension which is smaller than an average diameter of the panels.
The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear having an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an outsole that extends along a length of the sole to engage the ground. The sole includes a sidewall, such as a midsole rim, projecting upwardly from the outsole to define a sole chamber. The sole includes a plurality of hollow pillars projecting upwardly from the base and disposed within the sole chamber to support the wearer's foot.
A system and method for creating and managing digital assets, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), associated with customized articles of footwear. The system comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) allowing users to select and customize apparel components, such as the upper, midsole, and/or sole of an article of footwear. Options for the sole include lattice-based structures. The chosen components and customizations, including the selected lattice structure, may then be used to generate a unique digital asset linked to the user's account and may be stored on a distributed ledger platform. The digital asset may be configured to grant conditional rights to request production of the customized footwear. Conditions associated with the components and the lattice-based footwear, including limitations on physical creation, delivery, and customization, may be provided by a smart contract that governs the processing of the digital assets and associated rights.
The present disclosure relates to a support plate configured to be arranged in a sole structure of a shoe. The support plate may comprise a first portion associated with a forefoot area of the sole structure and a second portion associated with a heel area of the sole structure. The support plate may be thinner in at least a part of the first portion as compared to the second portion.
An outsole for a shoe including first and second sole segments that overlap at least partially. The first sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole. The second sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a toe portion of the outsole. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one first stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one second stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole may be an outsole for a football shoe.
The present embodiments provide systems and methods for aggregating measurements captured by different technologies during a golf swing. By capturing measurements using different technologies, more accurate measurements may be provided to a user by selecting from the measurements, offsetting measurements based on the technologies used, and aligning measurements between devices. Further, by aggregating measurements received from different devices, additional features and functionality may be provided to the user that is absent from any one device used alone. Additionally, by storing the aggregated measurements, users, club fitters and instructors may access and leverage larger databases of measurements to better understand the user's golf swing and to provide better recommendations and instruction to the user.
Articles of footwear comprising movable components integrally formed with other parts of the footwear. The article of footwear can comprise a component integrally formed with an upper portion, a sole portion, or both, and connected to the upper portion or the sole portion at a hinged end. The component can comprise a second end opposite the hinged end that is attached to the upper portion or the sole portion at one or more connection points.
A skate boot is disclosed with a rigid boot shell having medial and lateral quarter portions defining a foot receiving cavity in between them having a volume for receiving at least a metatarsal region of a wearer's foot. A tongue extends between the medial and lateral quarter portions above the volume. A lacing system overlies the tongue and links the medial and lateral quarter portions. A foot wrapping member extends from the lateral quarter portion, the foot wrapping member movable relative to the rigid boot shell in a downward direction towards a sole portion of the rigid boot shell so as to vary the volume at least from a lateral side of the foot receiving cavity along the metatarsal region of the wearer's foot.
Articles of footwear comprising modular parts. The modular parts can comprise a first part having a first surface and a second part having a second surface opposing the first surface. A first connector couples the first part to the second part and is integrally formed with the first part. A second connector couples the second part to the first part and is integrally formed with the second part. The first surface and the second surface are mated by the first connector and the second connector.
Articles of footwear comprising an additively manufactured sole. In some embodiments, the article of footwear may comprise a sole, an upper, and a joining element coupling the sole to the upper. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise a three-dimensional mesh with a ground-facing portion and a ledge formed on an upper side of the mesh. The ledge may comprise a continuous side surface that is coupled to the joining element. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise an undulating lower side comprising a plurality of bumps and a plurality of valleys positioned between respective bumps. In some embodiments, the sole may comprise a continuous ground-facing rim formed on a perimeter portion of a lower side of the sole.
A sole structure for a shoe is provided with a regenerative midsole having an energy storage and release device is provided with a leaf spring assembly movable between a first unloaded position and a second loaded position. A locking linkage cooperates with the leaf spring assembly to lock the leaf spring assembly in the second loaded position. The locking linkage cooperates with the leaf spring assembly so that as the locking linkage is moved to a locked position, the leaf spring assembly is moved to the second loaded position. A trigger is connected to the locking linkage. Actuation of the locking linkage based on a wearer input releases the locking linkage to an unlocked position and allows the leaf spring assembly to move to the first unloaded position and thereby return stored energy to the wearer.
A method of manufacturing a hockey goalkeeper leg pad includes securing a medial pad to the medial section of an outer shell. The medial pad has a longitudinal pad extending longitudinally between a top end and a bottom end in a vertical direction, and a knee pad monolithically protruding rearwardly from the longitudinal pad in a direction transverse to the vertical direction. A core padding is inserted inside the pocket of the outer shell. An opening of the pocket is closed by securing a rear edge of the medial section to a medial edge of a rear section, such that a thickness of the medial pad at an intersection between the knee pad and the longitudinal pad is substantially equal to the thickness of the medial pad at opposite sides of the intersection, and wherein the medial pad is free of a hinge connection at the intersection.
A skate and a replaceable skate blade are disclosed. The skate includes a boot and a blade assembly with a blade holder and a blade removably mounted to the holder. A locking pin is displaceable relative the blade holder between a blade locking position in which a tip of the locking pin is in engagement with the blade and a blade releasing position in which the tip of the locking pin is disengaged from the blade. A pin actuator is engageable by a user for translating the pin actuator along a longitudinal axis of the locking pin, wherein translation of the pin actuator induces translation of the locking pin along the longitudinal axis from the blade locking position to the blade releasing position. A biasing element reacts against the pin actuator and biasing the locking pin in the blade locking position.
A golf club head can include a body defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown defining a top portion of the golf club head, a face defining a forward portion of the golf club head, a rearward portion of the golf club head opposite the face, and a hosel. The golf club head can have a topline along a face-to-crown transition at the forward portion of the golf club head. The golf club head can further include an electronic display positioned along the face-to-crown transition of the golf club head. The electronic display can be sized and shaped to display an image to a user of the golf club head when the golf club head is in a normal address position.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Équipements pour la prévention des accidents, pour l'utilisation personnelle, notamment chaussures de sécurité; équipements de sécurité au travail.
A method of printing a three-dimensional object, comprises at least the steps of providing at least a first and a second printing material separated in at least a first and a second material tank; providing a build platform; a first printing step of printing the object at least partially onto the build platform with the first printing material; a cleaning step of cleaning the object from the first and/or second printing material; and a second printing step of printing the object at least partially onto the build platform with the second printing material.
B29C 64/124 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only liquids or viscous materials, e.g. depositing a continuous bead of viscous material using layers of liquid which are selectively solidified
Golf clubs, golf club grips, golf balls, golf gloves, golf tees, golf club heads, golf club head covers, golf ball markers, golf bags and golf club shafts.
A golf club head includes a first impact sensor that is fixed to a toe-side interior surface of the golf club head opposite the curved strike face and located on a toeward side of the golf club head, and a second impact sensor that is fixed to a heel-side interior surface of the golf club head opposite the curved strike face and located on a heelward side of the golf club head. The golf club head further includes an electronic controller, fixed to the golf club head and electrically coupled with the first and second impact sensors, and a battery, fixed to the golf club head and electrically coupled with the electronic controller to supply electrical power to the electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to communicate impact data received from the first and second impact sensors to an external computing device.
A63B 60/42 - Devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent characteristics of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like, e.g. measuring the maximum torque a batting shaft can withstand
A63B 60/00 - Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
A63B 60/46 - Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
A63B 71/06 - Indicating or scoring devices for games or players
An upper for an article of footwear. The upper comprises a first membrane region having a first set of characteristics, and second membrane region located in an area of the upper which is different from the first membrane region and having a second set of characteristics, a first value of at least one of the characteristics of the second set of characteristics being different from a second value of the corresponding characteristic of the first set of characteristics. Also, a shoe with such an upper.
The application relates to a knitted textile and a method for producing a knitted textile for an article of apparel or footwear. The knitted textile has a first knitted portion, which is auxetic and a second knitted portion, which is non-auxetic. The second portion is adjacent to the first portion.
D03D 13/00 - Woven fabrics characterised by the special disposition of the warp or weft threads, e.g. with curved weft threads, with discontinuous warp threads, with diagonal warp or weft
D04B 1/14 - Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials
D04B 1/18 - Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials elastic threads
D04B 1/22 - Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machinesFabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
D04B 21/18 - Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread, fleece, or fabric layers, of reinforcing, binding, or decorative threadsFabrics incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes incorporating elastic threads
Described are soccer shoes having an upper formed of knitwear, and a sole having cleats that are connected to the knitwear, wherein the knitwear is capable of coupling the sole to a foot of a wearer of the soccer shoe while the soccer shoe is being worn.
A43B 1/00 - Footwear characterised by the material
A43C 15/02 - Non-skid devices or attachments attached to the sole
D04B 1/22 - Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machinesFabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
D04B 21/20 - Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machinesFabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting articles of particular configuration
Described are balls, in particular a football, and a method for its manufacture. The ball comprises particles of an expanded material. As examples, the particles are connected, at least partially, to each other by radio frequency welding and/or infrared welding. As examples, the ball has a first layer of the particles of the expanded material, wherein the first layer is provided as an outer shell.
B29C 41/04 - Rotational or centrifugal casting, i.e. coating the inside of a mould by rotating the mould
B29C 41/20 - Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped articleApparatus therefor for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. moulding around inserts or for coating articles
The present disclosure relates to a sole for a shoe, in particular for a sports shoe such as a running shoe, comprising (a) a midsole, and (b) at least one ground-contacting support element comprising a foam material and being distinct from the midsole, (c) wherein the foam material of the at least one ground-contacting support element is stiffer than a midsole material.
Articles of apparel and methods of making articles of apparel comprising one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise winding a continuous thread around a plurality of projections to form a thread layer comprising a plurality of thread lines and impregnating at least a portion of the continuous thread with a flowable liquid polymer. In some embodiments, the methods can comprise bonding a thread layer to a rigid plate such that one or more thread lines extend across an opening formed in the rigid plate.
Athletic shorts include a front fabric panel formed of a first type of fabric and configured to cover a portion of a front side of a wearer. The athletic shorts also include a back fabric panel formed of a second type of fabric and joined to the front fabric panel and configured to cover a portion of the back side of the wearer. The back fabric panel has a greater area than the front fabric panel. The second type of fabric is different from the first type of fabric. The front fabric panel as a first length in a longitudinal direction defined relative to the athletic shorts. The back fabric panel has a second length in the longitudinal direction. The first length is less than the second length.
Disclosed herein is a golf club head that comprises a body. The body comprises a sole portion, a crown portion, a skirt portion, and a face portion, positioned at a forward region of the golf club head, opposite a rearward region of the golf club head, and extending from a toe region to a heel region of the golf club head. At least a portion of the body is made of a titanium alloy. The golf club head also comprises a large weight, coupled to the sole portion of the body and made of a steel alloy. A mass of the large weight is at least 40% of a mass of the portion of the body made of the titanium alloy. A total mass of the large weight and the portion of the body made of the titanium alloy is at least 210 grams.
An article of footwear is provided with a lace adjustment device that provides bi-modal lace adjustment. A toggle body has a lace aperture positioned eccentrically. The toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between a first position and second position. In the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position. The toggle body has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the lace aperture is positioned adjacent the first surface. The toggle body rests on the first surface when in a first loose position, and when the toggle body is in a second tighter position, it rests on the second surface.
Disclosed herein is an iron-type golf club head comprising a body comprising a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a topline portion. The topline portion has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm. The golf club head also comprises a strike plate coupled to the body at a front portion of the golf club head and a cavity defined between the topline portion, the sole portion, and the strike plate. The golf club head further comprises a bridge bar at a rear portion of the golf club head. The bridge bar spans the cavity, is spaced apart from the strike plate, and is rigidly fixed to and extends uprightly between the sole portion and the topline portion. The bridge bar has a mass per unit length of between 0.09 g/mm and 0.40 g/mm.
A golf club head including a crown defining the top surface of the club head and including a crown portion, a crown recess region formed in the crown portion and defined by a crown ledge and a bonding wall, and a crown insert disposed at least partially within the crown recess region. The size and uniformity of the junction between the crown insert and the bonding wall may be determined by measuring the dimensions of the junction at critical points on the club head.
A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment and a side strap that may be removably coupled to a front surface of the base portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment. The first and second side straps may flex between an open position and a wrapped position.
