A golf shoe with a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central forefoot region and a central rearfoot region of the outsole of the golf shoe. The plurality of traction elements comprises a first set of traction elements arranged in a first outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a medial or lateral forefoot region of the golf shoe, a second set of traction elements arranged in a second outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a lateral or medial rearfoot region of the golf shoe, and a third set of traction elements arranged along a third outsole zone extending diagonally across a midfoot region of the golf shoe between the medial or lateral forefoot region and the lateral or medial rearfoot region. The third outsole zone includes a plurality of tracks extending across the third outsole zone.
A first stamp and a second stamp are printed on the surface of a golf ball such that a transition printed area of the first stamp overlaps a transition printed area of the second stamp to create an overlap printed area between a main printed area of the first stamp and a main printed area of the second stamp. An ink density of the main printed area of the first stamp, an ink density of the main printed area of the second stamp, and an ink density of the overlap printed area are approximately the same after both the first stamp and the second stamp are printed on the surface of the golf ball.
A golf shoe comprising an upper comprising: a first lower lateral lace guide, a second lower lateral lace guide, and a plurality of connector webbings comprising: a first power webbing with a first upper lateral lace guide and a second power webbing with a second upper lateral lace guide; a midsole connected to the upper; an outsole connected to the midsole; and a lace tightening system comprising a lace and a lace tightening assembly disposed in a rearfoot region of the golf shoe, wherein the lace is configured to extend from the lace tightening assembly and pass through the first upper lateral lace guide, the first lower lateral lace guide, the second upper lateral lace guide, and the second lower lateral lace guide.
The present disclosure is directed to golf balls having improved aerodynamic performance due, at least in part, to the selection of the plan shapes of the dimples thereon. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to a golf ball that includes dimples having a non-circular plan shape defined by the superposition of a first periodic function and a second periodic function.
A golf shoe with an upper, a sole assembly, and an insert integrated with the sole assembly. The insert may provide an elastic response during a golf-related movement. The insert may comprise a plurality of legs extending from a central region of the insert to stiffen the shoe, the plurality of legs including a first set of symmetric legs extending between the central region and a forefoot region of the sole assembly and a second set of symmetric legs extending between the central region and a rearfoot region of the sole assembly. The first set of symmetric legs comprises a first and second leg that diverge to provide a longitudinally flexible forefoot region between the first and second leg. The second set of symmetric legs comprises a third and fourth leg that diverge to provide a longitudinally flexible rearfoot region between the third and fourth leg.
Disclosed embodiments relate to printing a first circular marking and a second circular marking on a golf ball. Methods may include arranging ink in an etching pattern on a printing plate, matching a reference position on the printing plate to a first reference position and a second reference position on the golf ball, transferring a first ink press from the printing plate to a first pad, transferring a second ink press from the printing plate to a second pad, and simultaneously transferring the first ink press from the first pad to the first reference position of the golf ball and the second ink press from the second pad to the second reference position of the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the first circular marking and the second circular marking. Methods may further include arranging ink in an etching pattern on a printing plate, matching a reference position on the printing plate to a first reference position on the golf ball, transferring a first ink press from the printing plate to a pad, transferring the first ink press from the pad to the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the first circular marking, rotating the golf ball 180 degrees, to a second reference position on the golf ball, matching the reference position on the printing plate to the second reference position on the golf ball, transferring a second ink press from the printing plate to the pad, and transferring the second ink press from the pad to the golf ball such that the golf ball includes the second circular marking.
A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes a midsole comprising a foam material and a structure embedded within the foam material. The structure comprises a shape or a profile that is configured to be different than that of a bottom of a subject’s foot. In some cases, the structure may comprise one or more members extending through the midsole to strengthen, stiffen, and/or support the midsole.
The disclosed embodiments describe an apparatus, systems, and methods for optically determining coating properties on a golf ball. A golf ball may include a cover layer and a coating layer on the cover layer. A light emitter may be included for emitting an emitted light. A mount may be included for holding the golf ball. When the golf ball is held by the mount, the coating layer may be exposed to an incident light associated with the emitted light. A light sensor may be included for detecting an optical signal associated with a reflection of the incident light from the coating layer or the cover layer. A processor may be included for determining a coating thickness of the coating layer from the optical signal.
G01B 11/06 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur pour mesurer l'épaisseur
G01B 15/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation d'ondes électromagnétiques ou de radiations de particules, p. ex. par l'utilisation de micro-ondes, de rayons X, de rayons gamma ou d'électrons pour mesurer l'épaisseur
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RINSE AND DRY CONVEYOR FOR GOLF BALL SUBASSEMBLIES
A system for transporting golf ball subassemblies has a conveyor system, a rinsing system, and a drying system. The conveyor system has an inlet, an outlet, a tubular conduit between the inlet and the outlet, a drive system, and a lift mechanism disposed in the tubular conduit and configured to move the golf ball subassemblies through the tubular conduit toward the outlet by the drive system. The rinsing system has at least one sprayer attached to the tubular conduit and configured to spray a fluid to rinse the golf ball subassemblies inside of the tubular conduit and a collection tank near the inlet for receiving the fluid that drains from the tubular conduit. The drying system has at least one blower attached to the tubular conduit and configured to dry the golf ball assemblies inside of the tubular conduit after they have been rinsed.
A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, and a damping element including a front end abutting the striking face.
A golf club head including a slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a striking face, a crown, a sole, and a slot. The striking face may include a lower striking face portion including a sole return, which includes a slot adjacent the leading edge. The sole may include a rear sole portion extending to the sole return.
A golf club head includes a recessed channel; and a weight assembly including a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover at least partially covering the recessed channel, the cover including a cover main body, a top rail protruding from the cover main body along a first direction, and a side rail protruding from the cover main body along a second direction different from the first direction, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body, wherein the weight has top and side grooves that are respectively shaped and sized to receive at least part of the top and side rails, wherein the top groove has opposite front and rear surfaces respectively proximal and distal to the striking face, and wherein the side groove has opposite top and bottom surfaces respectively proximal and distal to an exterior surface of the cover.
A garment including at least one stretch panel incorporated into the garment. The garment includes a torso portion having a front and back side, a right sleeve attached to the portion, and a left sleeve attached to the torso portion. The at least one stretch panel includes a stretch panel positioned at least partially on the back side of the torso portion adjacent to where the right or left sleeve is attached to the torso portion, or a stretch panel positioned at least partially on a forearm portion of the right or left sleeve.
Compositions including zinc salts of sulfur-based accelerators, combinations of zinc salts of sulfur-based accelerators, and golf ball cores made from such compositions are disclosed. The type and concentration of components in the composition affect the properties of cores made therefrom, including, for example, coefficient of restitution and compression, and, thus, can be used to produce golf balls having desirable performance characteristics.
Compositions including zinc salts of sulfur-based accelerators, combinations of zinc salts of sulfur-based accelerators, and golf ball cores made from such compositions are disclosed. The type and concentration of components in the composition affect the properties of cores made therefrom, including, for example, coefficient of restitution and compression, and, thus, can be used to produce golf balls having desirable performance characteristics.
Rubber compositions including sulfonamides, and golf ball cores made from such compositions are disclosed. The type and concentration of components in the composition affect the properties of cores made therefrom, including, for example, coefficient of restitution and compression, and, thus, can be used to produce golf balls having desirable performance characteristics.
The present disclosure provides a recyclable article. The recyclable article may comprise a recyclable shoe, recycle apparel, recyclable gear, a recyclable bag, a recyclable club, and/or a recyclable ball. The recyclable article may be processed into one or more source materials that can be used to produce one or more other articles.
A golf ball has an alignment aid that is completely within a circumferential ring area having a width that is 10 mm or less. The alignment aid has a first alignment feature having a plurality of non-base color discontinuous lines. Each of the discontinuous lines are parallel to or on the path of the great circle such that the plurality of discontinuous lines are all oriented with a target direction. The alignment aid also has a second alignment feature having a base color directional indicator formed by a grouping of discontinuities in all the discontinuous lines. The non-base color discontinuous lines and the base color directional indicator are simultaneously visible to a golfer viewing the golf ball from above and, in combination, orient the golf ball along a path that follows the target direction.
An article comprising an upper garment with a sleeve having a grip system. The grip system comprises a construction having an outer sleeve member having edges bonded to the outer surface of the sleeve forming a tunnel construction. Preferably the outer sleeve member is provided on a bottom surface on a lower region of the sleeve. The tunnel is adapted for accepting the grip of a golf club, enabling the golfer to stand or move with the golf club while grasping the golf club shaft. This may be desirable to keep the golf club grip dry during inclement weather before the golfer is ready to grasp the grip during play to hit the golf ball. The tunnel may have an adjustable opening. The tunnel has a length long enough to accept at least the grip of a putter.
An example golf bag including a top cuff including a circular recess in an exterior surface of the top cuff, the circular recess including a through hole, wherein the top cuff has a top cuff hand width (WTC-HAND) greater than 75 mm. The golf bag may also include a knuckle including an interior knuckle boss at least partially housed inside the circular recess, the knuckle boss including a through hole aligned with the through hole of the circular recess; and a leg-receiving portion. The golf bag may further include a leg connected to the leg receiving portion of the knuckle; a fastener extending through the through hole of the knuckle boss and the through hole of the circular recess; and an actuator handle coupled to the top cuff and in contact with the knuckle, wherein downward pressure applied to the actuator handle causes the knuckle to rotate about the fastener, wherein rotation of the knuckle causes the leg to deploy into an expanded state.
A golf ball has an alignment aid. The alignment aid has a first alignment feature having a plurality of first areas each in the shape of a first directional indicator. Each of the first areas has a pattern of non-base color elements that are each a second directional indicator. The alignment aid also has a second alignment feature having a base color third directional indicator formed in spaces between the plurality of first areas and defined by edges of at least some of the non-base color elements on two sides of the spaces such that for n first areas, the alignment aid comprises n−1 second alignment features. The first directional indicators, the second directional indicators, and the third directional indicators are simultaneously visible to a golfer viewing the golf ball from above and, in combination, orient the golf ball along a path that follows the target direction.
A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion has two regions of increased thickness to improve the performance of the golf club head.
An article comprising a lower garment with a front left waistband and a front right waistband, a back waistband, a left side panel provided between the front left waistband and a left side edge of the back waistband, a right side panel provided between the front right waistband and a right side edge of the back waistband, and one or more extendable flaps with a first end attached to the front left or right waistband and a second end that is securable to the left or right side panel.
In some implementations, a system may include an imaging device, at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations for assessing product damage. The operations may comprise receiving an image of a product to be graded, the image being captured via the imaging device. The operations may further comprise generating a set of assessment images based on the received image. The operations may also comprise analyzing the set of assessment images using a machine learning model, the machine learning model being trained based on a plurality of product images to recognize product damage and generate a grade based on the recognized product damage. Further, the operations may comprise outputting a grade for the product based on the analyzing by the machine learning model.
Golf balls including a core and a cover disposed on the core. The cover may be formed from a cover composition. The cover composition may include an isocyanate-containing component, a first isocyanate-reactive component, a second isocyanate-reactive component, and a chain extender. The first isocyanate-reactive component may be a polyether polyol such as polytetramethylene ether glycol. The second isocyanate-reactive component may be a polyphenylene ether polyol such as poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ether) diol. The ratio of the first isocyanate-reactive component to the second isocyanate-reactive component ranges from about 90:10 to about 99:1. The chain extender may be a hydroxy-terminated chain extender or an amino-terminated chain extender.
Various aspects of a dimple pattern for a golf ball are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the golf balls disclosed herein can include dimples having a plan shape that is defined by a roulette. In specific aspects, the golf balls disclosed herein can include dimples having a plan shape that is defined by an epitrochoid or a hypotrochoid.
The presently disclosed technology is directed to a modular golf club. In particular, the modular golf club includes at least one interchangeable sole component to allow adjustability of various characteristics of the modular golf club.
The present invention is directed to a set of golf club heads with improved striking surfaces. More specifically, the present invention relates to a set of golf club heads having various groove types based on loft angle ranges. The different groove types within the set of golf club heads provide more predictable spin characteristics throughout the set and more consistent spin performance for various shot conditions.
The present invention is directed to a set of golf club heads with improved striking surfaces. More specifically, the present invention relates to a set of golf club heads having various groove types based on loft angle ranges. The different groove types within the set of golf club heads provide more predictable spin characteristics throughout the set and more consistent spin performance for various shot conditions.
Golf ball methods and molds for quickly and efficiently eliminating air/gas from within a mold while better centering a subassembly in the mold during golf ball manufacture and the improved golf balls resulting therefrom.
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
B29C 33/12 - Moules ou noyauxLeurs détails ou accessoires comportant des moyens incorporés pour positionner des inserts, p. ex. marquages
B29C 33/42 - Moules ou noyauxLeurs détails ou accessoires caractérisés par la forme de la surface de moulage, p. ex. par des nervures ou des rainures
B29C 45/22 - Systèmes à buses d'injection multiples
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for generating swing recommendations are disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, a method may include obtaining a swing recommendation model, obtaining target swing characteristic data, and generating target swing recommendation data.
A golf club head including a striking face, a periphery portion surrounding and extending rearwards from the striking face, and a damping element abutting the striking face. The damping element is positioned between a support pad and the striking face. The support pad has a groove to prevent unwanted movement of the damping element.
A multi-material golf club head having an improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-material golf club head having a metallic frontal portion and a lightweight aft portion with an addition of an internal ribbon support member. The lightweight aft portion could be formed of a multi-layered sandwich material with at least one layer having low damping properties. The lightweight aft portion may be formed out of a lightweight crown sub-shell and a lightweight sole sub-shell, both of which combine to receive a weighting system.
A retractable pin injection molding assembly is used to make a golf ball layer in an injection mold. The injection mold has an induction coil and a mold cavity defining a cavity surface. In a molding process, a golf ball subassembly is positioned in the mold cavity and an injection material is supplied to an injection port of a runner system disposed in the injection mold. The injection material is at an injection temperature at the injection port and the induction coil is activated to heat the cavity surface to a target temperature which is less than the injection temperature. During molding, injection material is forced through the runner system to thereby begin to fill the mold cavity. At a heat stop time, the induction coil is deactivated, allowing the injection material to harden.
A63B 45/00 - Appareils ou méthodes pour fabriquer les balles
B29C 33/06 - Moules ou noyauxLeurs détails ou accessoires comportant des moyens incorporés de chauffage ou de refroidissement utilisant des rayonnements
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Golf ball alignment and registration in a transportation system
A system for transporting a golf ball on at least one track has a shuttle and a golf ball holder attached to the shuttle. The shuttle is configured to be attached to the track for movement along the track in a travel direction. The golf ball holder is configured to maintain an orientation of the golf ball. The system additionally has a registration system configured to move the golf ball holder from a first position to a second position in a registration direction that is different than the travel direction.
B65G 17/00 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge
B65G 25/06 - Transporteurs comportant un porte-charges ou un impulseur à mouvement cyclique, p. ex. à va-et-vient, désengagé de la charge pendant le mouvement de retour le porte-charges ou l'impulseur ayant des courses aller et retour identiques, p. ex. transporteurs à mouvement alternatif à porte-charges, p. ex. des courroies
A compact sized golf club head such as a fairway or hybrid type golf club head with improved performance is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to compact sized golf club head with disproportionally large moment of inertia for smaller sized golf club head footprint.
A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the presently disclosed technology may provide an improved adjustable weighting system that allows a user to view a position or bias of a weight
An article comprising an upper garment with a multi-layer collar configured to extend around a neck region of a subject's body. The multi-layer collar may comprise an inner collar member with a first lower edge and a first upper edge and an outer collar member with a second lower edge and a second upper edge. In some cases, the first lower edge and the second lower edge may be joined together to form a lower edge of the multi-layer collar. In some cases, the first upper edge of the inner collar member may be configured to extend past the second upper edge of the outer collar member.
Casing compositions including carboxyl groups, cover compositions including nucleophile groups and an adhesion promoter capable of crosslinking carboxyl and nucleophile groups, and golf balls made from such compositions that have crosslinks between carboxyl groups in the casing composition and nucleophile groups in the cover composition. The nucleophile groups may be hydroxyl groups, amino groups, or other types of nucleophile groups. The adhesion promoter may be a polyaziridine. An acid catalyst may be used to facilitate the reaction between the nucleophile groups in the cover composition and the adhesion promoter. The type and concentration of the components in the casing and cover compositions, including the adhesion promoter, affect the adhesion between golf balls having components made from such compositions and, thus, can be used to produce a golf ball having increased durability.
Casing compositions including carboxylic acid groups, cover compositions including an adhesion promoter with functional groups that crosslink with carboxylic acid groups, and golf balls made from such compositions that have crosslinks between functional groups of the cover compositions and the carboxylic acid groups. The type and concentration of the components in the casing and cover compositions, including the adhesion promoter, affect the adhesion between golf balls having components made from such compositions and, thus, can be used to produce a golf ball having increased durability. Additionally, methods of crosslinking casing and cover layers made from such casing and cover compositions to increase interlayer adhesion are disclosed.
A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components. The insert may be bonded to the frontal pocket using an adhesive impregnated within a glass fiber weave.
A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder configured to transport a plurality of golf balls. At least some of the golf balls have a conductive marking pattern that is not visible to an observer because the marking pattern is covered by at least one other layer of the golf ball. A detection system receives the golf balls, inspects the golf balls, and outputs a detection result. A sorting system receives the detection result and sorts the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate the plurality of golf balls into at least three groups, including a first category of golf balls that do not have the marking pattern, a second category of golf balls that have a first type of the marking pattern, and a third category of golf balls that have a second type of the marking pattern.
A putter head including plates is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the putter head may include a first body member located at a frontal portion of the putter head, a sole plate covering a sole recess in the first body member to form a first part of a sole of the putter head, one or more arms extending backward from the first body member, one or more cover plates each fitting on top of the one or more arms, and a second body member extending backward from the one or more arms.
The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head includes a striking face portion, a back portion, a removable weight, and a fastener. The back portion may include an upper blade portion, a gutter, and a lower muscle portion. The lower muscle portion may include a sole and a back flange including a weight recess. The sole may include a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess. The removable weight may fit into the weight recess.
The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head includes a striking face portion, a back portion, a removable weight, and a fastener. The back portion may include an upper blade portion, a gutter, and a lower muscle portion. The lower muscle portion may include a sole and a back flange including a weight recess. The sole may include a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess. The removable weight may fit into the weight recess.
A golf club fitting apparatus and a grip for helping with golf club alignment are provided. The golf club fitting apparatus may be attached to a golf club and provide fitting information including effective lie angle and effective loft angle. An angle indicator is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to a shaft axis of the golf club so as to rest in a neutral position when the golf club is in a normal address position. A grip is provided that may be attached to a golf club shaft such that a butt end and/or distal end of the grip have a surface that helps with golf club alignment. A grip is provided with a front portion having edges that help with golf club alignment.
A63B 60/42 - Dispositifs de mesure, de vérification, de correction ou de personnalisation des caractéristiques inhérentes aux clubs de golf, battes, raquettes ou analogues, p. ex. mesure du couple de torsion maximale que le manche d'une batte peut supporter
A golf ball has a cover and a core surrounded by the cover. The core has an inner core and an outer core. The inner core is formed from a first composition and has a generally spherical shape and a spherical surface. The inner core has one or more blind holes that each extend from an opening at the spherical surface to a depth within the inner core. The outer core is formed from a second composition, different from the first composition. The outer core has a first portion that surrounds the inner core and a second portion that extends into each blind hole and thereby fills each blind hole of the one or more blind holes.
An iron-type golf club head incudes a body, a recessed channel, and a weight assembly. The body includes a striking face, a sole, and a back portion positioned between the sole and the striking face. The striking face includes an upper topline edge and a lower leading edge opposite to the upper topline edge. The recessed channel is formed in the back portion and includes a plurality of dividers. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to engage one of the plurality of dividers in a locked configuration.
A golf club head, including a metallic body, a composite panel affixed to the metallic body, the composite panel having a substantially constant thickness, and a composite stiffening member affixed to the composite panel, the composite stiffening member extending into the interior cavity, wherein the composite stiffening member height is at least twice the composite stiffening member width and wherein the composite stiffening member length is at least five times the composite stiffening member height, wherein the composite panel comprises a thermoplastic composite.
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for generating golf screen characteristics are disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, a method may include obtaining an initial golf screen characteristic model, obtaining training golf screen point data and training golf screen characteristic data, generating a conditioned golf screen characteristic model, storing the conditioned golf screen characteristic model, obtaining target golf screen point data, and generating target golf screen characteristic data.
A golf shoe with an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly may include a midsole comprising a first region located in a medial forefoot region of the sole assembly, a second region located in a lateral forefoot region of the sole assembly, a third region located in a medial rearfoot region of the sole assembly, a fourth region located in a lateral rearfoot region of the sole assembly, and a fifth region located in a midfoot region of the sole assembly, wherein the first region comprises a foam material with an adaptable material property that changes or varies based on (i) an amount of force exerted by a subject’s foot on the foam material and (ii) a velocity of the subject’s foot relative to the foam material.
Compositions including a base polymer and diene functional groups and/or dienophile functional groups attached to and crosslinking the base polymer, and golf balls made from such compositions are disclosed. The type and concentration of the components in the compositions, including the base polymer, the diene functional groups, and the dienophile functional groups, affect the hardness and resiliency of golf ball components made from such compositions, and thus, can be used to produce a golf ball having desirable performance characteristics. The compositions of the present disclosure may also be used in adjacent golf ball components to create crosslinks between such components that affect the adhesion between such golf balls components and, thus, can be used to produce a golf ball having increased durability. Golf ball components made from the compositions of the present disclosure may also have increased recyclability.
C08F 132/04 - Homopolymères de composés cycliques ne contenant pas de radicaux aliphatiques non saturés dans une chaîne latérale et contenant une ou plusieurs liaisons doubles carbone-carbone dans un système carbocyclique ne contenant pas de cycles condensés contenant une seule double liaison carbone-carbone
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MODULAR GOLF CLUB INCLUDING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY
A modular golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a striking face and a back. The back may include a recessed channel. The golf club head may include a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel. The slidable cover may include a cover through hole with an axis that is substantially parallel to a toe-to-heel axis.
An aft body of a golf club head and method of manufacturing the aft body is shown. The aft body has a composite crown and sole and separately formed skirt between the crown and sole. The method of manufacturing the aft body includes thermoforming the crown and sole and subsequently injection molding the skirt.
A golf club head including a leading edge slot is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include an interior cavity, a face, a back, and a sole. The sole may include a leading edge, a leading edge slot located immediately rearward of the leading edge, a central region, and a trailing edge. The golf club head may include a leading edge insert that includes an insert body forming a part of the sole in an installed position.
A multifaceted approach to putter fitting including capturing positioning and movement of a user's body, movement of a golf ball, and movement of a putter. The various techniques are analyzed to arrive at a putter recommendation specific to the user.
A bag comprising a body; a shell; a leg assembly comprising a first leg pivotably coupled to a first portion of the shell, a second leg pivotably coupled to a second portion of the shell, and a cross member extending between the first leg and the second leg; and a handle assembly comprising a first member pivotably coupled to a third portion of the shell, wherein the first member comprises a handle with a button; a latch mechanism operatively coupled to the button, wherein the latch mechanism comprises an engagement feature that is operable by actuating the button; and a second member connecting the first member to the cross member, wherein the second member is configured to receive the engagement feature in order to lock the leg assembly in an extended position.
A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.
A golf shoe comprising an upper; a sole assembly attached to the upper, the sole assembly comprising a midsole and an outsole comprising a plurality of tracks extending across the outsole in a plurality of different directions; and a plurality of traction elements arranged along the plurality of tracks, wherein the plurality of traction elements comprises: (i) a first set of traction elements comprising one or more stability elements; (ii) a second set of traction elements comprising one or more medium studs; (iii) a third set of traction elements comprising one or more locking elements; and (iv) a fourth set of traction elements comprising one or more small studs.
A43B 13/12 - Semelles à plusieurs couches de matériaux différents
A43B 13/26 - Semelles traitées pour résister au glissement ou à l'usure, p. ex. imprégnées ou enduites d'une couche protectrice par l'emploi d'insertions pénétrant dans la surface du sol
A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and/or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body portion. The body portion may include a face, a sole, and a back portion, and a rear cavity formed near the sole. The golf club head may also include a weight assembly. The weight assembly may include a cover and an adjustable weight installable underneath the cover.
A golf ball composition is disclosed herein that includes at least one layer formed from metal foam. The metal foam can provide lightweight, durable, and high strength design parameters for golf ball constructions in order to provide greater adaptability and customizability, among other advantages. In other aspects, the metal foam can be filled with a polymeric foam, or a liquid.
A golf ball composition is disclosed herein that includes at least one layer formed from metal foam. The metal foam can provide lightweight, durable, and high strength design parameters for golf ball constructions in order to provide greater adaptability and customizability, among other advantages. In other aspects, the metal foam can be filled with a polymeric foam, or a liquid.
