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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Bradley C. Rice, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William C. Watson, Temecula, CA (US);
Patrick Dawson, San Diego, CA (US);
Irina Ivanova, San Marcos, CA (US);
Brandon D. DeMille, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A golf club providing improved golf ball launch conditions is disclosed herein. The golf club includes a face component and a sole comprising an elongated recess disposed proximate the face component. The elongated recess preferably is tube shaped, and preferably has an opening with a smaller width than an innermost surface of the elongated recess. The elongated recess may be a separate piece that is permanently affixed within an opening in the sole. Some embodiments of the golf club also comprise a cover affixed to the sole and at least partially covering the opening of the elongated recess, while other embodiments comprise a filler material disposed within the elongated recess or between the elongated recess and an internal surface of the face.