Claims
- 1. A golf club head comprising:a sole composed of at least eight sole plies of pre-preg sheets having a zero to forty-five degree orientation; and a striking plate and crown composed of at least nineteen face/crown plies of pre-preg sheets, the striking plate further composed of at least eight full face piles of pre-preg sheets and at least two face doubler piles of pre-peg sheets, the striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch; wherein the crown, sole and strikng plate define a completely hollow interior and; wherein the golf club head has a coeffcient of restitution in the range of 0.8 to 0.9.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 further comprising a return disposed between the striking plate and the crown, and having a thickness in the range of 0.100 to 0.200 inches.
- 3. The golf club head according to claim 1 further comprising a ribbon and a weight strip composed of a metal material disposed on the ribbon.
- 4. The golf club head according to claim 1 further comprising an integral hosel and sole plate composed of a metal material attached to the sole.
- 5. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the plies of pre-preg sheets are in a ninety degree orientation.
- 6. The golf club head according to claim 1 plies of pre-preg sheets are in a forty-five degree orientation.
- 7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the full face plies and face/crown plies of pre-preg sheets are in a quasi-isotropic orientation.
- 8. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the golf club head has a volume in the range of 300 cubic centimeters to 310 cubic centimeters, and a weight in the range of 100 grams to 195 grams.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application of U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 09/474,670, filed Dec. 29, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,248,025, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Pat. No. 6,010,411, application Ser. No. 08/958,723, filed on Oct. 23, 1997, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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