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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Darryl C. Galvan, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyle A. Carr, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
A golf club head with improved striking face is disclosed. More specifically, the presently disclosed technology relates to a golf club head wherein the striking face portion includes a central opening and a face insert to cover said central opening. The face insert includes a thickened central region, a central transition region extending outward radially from the thickened central region, a thinned intermediate region, extending outward radially from the central transition region, and a thickened stress reducing region, extending outward radially from the thinned intermediate region. The striking face portion includes a thinned perimeter region, extending outward radially from the thickened stress reducing region. The thickened stress reducing region forms a horseshoe shaped ring, protruding rearward from the face insert.