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EP0773046A1
EP0773046A1 EP96120334A EP96120334A EP0773046A1 EP 0773046 A1 EP0773046 A1 EP 0773046A1 EP 96120334 A EP96120334 A EP 96120334A EP 96120334 A EP96120334 A EP 96120334A EP 0773046 A1 EP0773046 A1 EP 0773046A1
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Mitsuhiro Saso
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Himeji Lodge Hakuba Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP3130375A external-priority patent/JP2943947B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP03355888A external-priority patent/JP3025825B2/ja
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Publication of EP0773046A1 publication Critical patent/EP0773046A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/0458—Heads with non-uniform thickness of the impact face plate
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00—Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04—Heads
    • A63B53/047—Heads iron-type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a golf club by use of which the directional stability and flight distance of a shot ball can be improved.
  • the head In a conventional wooden club, as well as a metal wood club, the head is of such a shape that it gradually expands from a heel side near the shaft to a toe side.
  • the centre of gravity of the head is set at a position toward the toe side rather than at the centre of the projection plane of the head, so that the head speed of the golf club may be increased at the time of impact with the ball.
  • the shaft end of the back face of a club head is, when seen in plan view, smoothly connected to the hosel, through a neck part, forming a curve (See dashed line A in Fig. 3) and thus the centre of gravity of the club is set at a position slightly toward the toe end.
  • covering motion is not the only problem in known iron clubs; that is, the centre of gravity of the iron club lies slightly toward the toe end, therefore for advanced golfers whose down swings are faster than those of beginners, a toe down " phenomenon is encountered, in which the neck part is twisted downwardly by an accelerated motion applied to the head and thus the toe end of the club face part tends to be lowered, resulting in a duff " shot.
  • the inventor for the purpose of overcoming the defects of the conventional club head, has altered the basic concept of designing the club head in order to provide a golf club head of the iron type by use of which improvement in the directional stability and flight distance of the shot ball can be realised. That is the object of the present invention.
  • the present invention is based upon the effect of the sling motion of the club head round the centre of gravity thereof, in which a heavier part goes faster and a lighter part lags behind the heavier part. This results in the parts rotating around the centre of gravity, so that the conventional club head is subjected not only to the above-mentioned covering movement but also to a pull-back phenomenon at the shaft end of the head as a reaction to the covering movement, resulting in a substantial decrease of the speed of the head.
  • the present invention therefore, provides a golf club comprising a club head of the iron type connected to a shaft via a hosel, the head extending from a heel end adjacent the hosel to a toe end, characterised in that the centre of gravity of the club head lies closer to the heel end than to the toe end of the head. So as to shift the centre of gravity of the head toward the shaft end, the club head may be formed with an increased mass at the Shaft end and with the mass of the head toe end decreased by an equivalent amount.
  • a back face 122 of a club face part 102 it is preferable to form a back face 122 of a club face part 102 by extending the back face 122 until it passes through the centre axis (a) of the hosel part 103 (See Fig. 3), and moreover it is preferable to increase thickness A of the back 122 of the neck part 104 by shifting a part of the weight of the toe end B (See Fig. 5).
  • the centre of gravity is located at, or almost at the intersection point of diagonals passing across the club face part, so that good balance is maintained, the tendency to turn the toe in hitting a ball is lessened by 70% and the problem of duffing " can be solved (See Fig. 8). Therefore, secure down strokes can be ensured. Moreover in the light of the new design, the thickness of the club head blade can be increased, by which sufficient spinning of the ball can be conferred.
  • the centre of gravity is located at, or almost at the intersection point of diagonals passing across the club face part, different from the conventional iron, the toe down phenomenon apt to take place upon impact can be overcome (See Fig. 10) and the weight distribution helps prevention of "duffing" mistakes.
  • the club face can be designed so as to slightly open by about 1.5° against the ball upon addressing the ball, so that a defect of the conventional club, in which the head easily turns after the impact and therefore golfers are apt to duff " (See Fig. 8(a)), can be overcome.
  • the impact is made in a slightly open position and immediately after this the position becomes square and then the head turns little by little, which makes the ball fly in a high draw trajectory (See Fig. 8(b)).
  • Fig. 1 is a comparative view showing sling motions of wooden clubs with the metal head according to the present invention and with the conventional metal head.
  • Fig. 2 is a rear view showing a head part of an iron club according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view along II-II line in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the club according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a rear view showing an iron club according to another example of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a front view showing a position of the centre of gravity according to the weight distribution of the present invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a comparative explanatory view showing a toe-down phenomenon in a club according to the present invention (solid line) and in a conventional club.
  • Fig. 8 is a comparative explanatory view showing a covering motion in an iron club according to the present invention (a) and in a conventional club (b).
  • FIGs. 2 to 4 illustrate an iron-type golf club according to an example of this invention.
  • a club head 101 is formed by integrally connecting a club face part 102 and a hosel part 103 at a neck part 104.
  • the club head 101 is integrally manufactured with use of an iron material or a copper material by means of forging or casting, and is polished for finishing.
  • a fixed hole 130 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the hosel part 103.
  • a shaft 105 is engaged with and fixed to the fixed hole 130 and at the upper end of the shaft, a grip (not shown) is provided.
  • the club face part 102 comprises a face 120 made open by 1.5° from square, a sole 121 and a back side 122.
  • the back 122 is formed in such a manner that the back surface 122 is extended to a position passing through the centre axis (a) of the hosel part 103 and connected to the hosel part 103 through an end surface.
  • the thickness of the back 122 of the club face part 102 therefore, is increased and compared with the shape of a conventional club head, the neck part is made much smaller.
  • the weight of the neck part is increased and, as shown in Fig. 6, the centre of gravity of the club head is located at or adjacent to an intersection point of diagonals of the club face.

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JP3130375A JP2943947B2 (ja) 1990-05-02 1991-05-01 アイアン型ゴルフクラブ
JP130375/91 1991-05-01
JP03355888A JP3025825B2 (ja) 1991-12-21 1991-12-21 メタルウッドクラブ
JP355888/91 1991-12-21
EP92906720A EP0537358B1 (fr) 1991-05-01 1992-03-13 Club de golf

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EP92906720.5 Division 1992-11-20

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KR (1) KR970007191B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2086421A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69225860T2 (fr)
TW (1) TW365179U (fr)
WO (1) WO1992019327A1 (fr)

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US8012039B2 (en) 2007-12-21 2011-09-06 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Golf club head
US8226501B2 (en) 2009-08-25 2012-07-24 Nike, Inc. Golf clubs and golf club heads having a configured shape
US8517862B2 (en) * 2009-08-25 2013-08-27 Nike, Inc. Golf clubs and golf club heads having a configured shape

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GB414516A (en) * 1933-08-02 1934-08-09 Walter Scott Improvements in and connected with golf clubs
GB658017A (en) * 1949-07-18 1951-10-03 George Frederick Klein Non-shanking golfing irons
US2683036A (en) * 1949-07-20 1954-07-06 George F Klein Nonshanking golfing iron
GB876414A (en) * 1959-10-16 1961-08-30 Karl Stecher Improvements in or relating to golf clubs
US3020048A (en) * 1960-05-20 1962-02-06 Robert L Carroll Golf iron
US3059926A (en) * 1960-07-25 1962-10-23 Johnstone James Set of golf clubs
US4211416A (en) * 1978-11-22 1980-07-08 Swanson Arthur P Golf club

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JPS5940060Y2 (ja) * 1977-12-30 1984-11-12 マルマンゴルフ株式会社 アイアンクラブセット
JPS5663470U (fr) * 1979-10-23 1981-05-28
JPS582133U (ja) * 1981-06-29 1983-01-08 新明和工業株式会社 危険性粉粒体の輸送車
JPS6085769A (ja) * 1983-10-18 1985-05-15 ヤマハ株式会社 ゴルフ用ウツドクラブヘツド
JPS61159961U (fr) * 1985-03-24 1986-10-03
JPS6259059U (fr) * 1985-10-03 1987-04-13
JPS6443278A (en) * 1987-08-08 1989-02-15 Asics Corp Head for golf club

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB414516A (en) * 1933-08-02 1934-08-09 Walter Scott Improvements in and connected with golf clubs
GB658017A (en) * 1949-07-18 1951-10-03 George Frederick Klein Non-shanking golfing irons
US2683036A (en) * 1949-07-20 1954-07-06 George F Klein Nonshanking golfing iron
GB876414A (en) * 1959-10-16 1961-08-30 Karl Stecher Improvements in or relating to golf clubs
US3020048A (en) * 1960-05-20 1962-02-06 Robert L Carroll Golf iron
US3059926A (en) * 1960-07-25 1962-10-23 Johnstone James Set of golf clubs
US4211416A (en) * 1978-11-22 1980-07-08 Swanson Arthur P Golf club

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KR970007191B1 (ko) 1997-05-07
EP0537358A4 (en) 1993-07-28
WO1992019327A1 (fr) 1992-11-12
EP0537358B1 (fr) 1998-06-10
TW365179U (en) 1999-07-21
CA2086421A1 (fr) 1992-11-02
DE69225860T2 (de) 1998-10-29
KR930701212A (ko) 1993-06-11
EP0537358A1 (fr) 1993-04-21
DE69225860D1 (de) 1998-07-16

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