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Golf club with trough in sole

US8771097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2012
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B53/0433
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A golf club with a plurality of protrusions separated by a trough and capable of improving turf interaction for various turf conditions with various turf undulations is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a metal wood type golf club having a plurality of protrusions separated by a trough on its sole that is capable of changing the lie angle of the metal wood type golf club head by varying the combination of protrusions that come into contact with the ground to provide improved turf interaction for various types of lies.

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