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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2004
Daniel M. Stevens, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Garth W. Smith, Oceanside, CA (US);
Richard C. Helmstetter, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Matthew T. Cackett, San Diego, CA (US);
Augustin W. Rollnson, San Diego, CA (US);
J. Andrew Galloway, Escondido, CA (US);
Alan Hocknell, Encinitas, CA (US);
Daniel M. Stevens, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Garth W. Smith, Oceanside, CA (US);
Richard C. Helmstetter, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Matthew T. Cackett, San Diego, CA (US);
Augustin W. Rollnson, San Diego, CA (US);
J. Andrew Galloway, Escondido, CA (US);
Alan Hocknell, Encinitas, CA (US);
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A golf club () having a club head () with a face component () and an interchangeable aft-body () is disclosed herein. The face component () has a striking plate portion () and a return portion (). The aft-body (), which is attached to the return portion () of the face component (), is selected from a plurality of aft-bodies, each having a different center of gravity location. Each of the aft-bodies () is composed of a crown portion (), a sole portion (), and a plurality of weights () for adjusting location of the center of gravity. An aft-body () is selected from the plurality of aft-bodies () based on its center of gravity location, so as to provide the club head () with a center of gravity location suited to a particular golfer.