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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
David N. Franklin, Granbury, TX (US);
Jason Cardani, Portland, OR (US);
Andrew G. V. Oldknow, Beaverton, OR (US);
Raymond J. Sander, Benbrook, TX (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Golf club heads include a golf club head body, a ball striking face, and a shaft engaging member configured to engage a golf club shaft with the golf club head body. Additionally, the shaft engaging member may be configured to engage the golf club head body and the shaft below a center of gravity of the golf club head, and/or the shaft engaging member may have rotational locking structure that can be locked in a plurality of positions. Further, the golf club head may include a face member and a rear member, where the rear member is configured to transfer energy and/or momentum to the face member, particularly on off-center hits.