Claims
- 1. A golf club comprising:a golf club head having a body comprising a crown, a sole and a face member having a fiace extension and comprising a striking plate, the body having a hollow interor defined by the crown, the sole and an interior surface of the striking plate, the face extension of the face member comprising an upper lateral extension and a lower lateral extension, wherein a hosel section is located in the upper lateral extension and a bore section is located in the lower lateral extension; and wherein the hosel section has a width greater han the width of the entirety of the upper later extension and wherein the bore section has a width greater than the width of the entirety of the lower lateral extension; the golf club head having a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.85, and the striking plate having the durability to withstand failure after at least 2000 impacts with an USGA conforming golf ball against a center of the striking plate at approximately 110 miles per hour.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.035 inch to 0.125 inch.
- 3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.060 inch to 0.0110 inch.
- 4. The golf club head according to claim 1 further comprising an interior tubing for receiving a shaft, the interior tubing engaging an upper portion of the face extension and a lower portion of the face extension.
- 5. A golf club head comprising:a face member comprising a striking plate composed of a forged material for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the striking plate having a face aspect ratio between 1.0 and 1.7 and extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally inward from a perimeter of the face plate, and an interior tubing for receiving a shaft, the interior tubing engaging an upper portion of the face extension and a lower portion of the face extension; a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance from between 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance from between 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the striking plate; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.85.
- 6. The golf club head according to claim 5 wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.035 inch to 0.125 inch.
- 7. The golf club head according to claim 5 wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.060 inch to 0.0110 inch.
- 8. A golf club head comprising:a face member comprising a striking plate for striking a golf ball having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the striking plate extending from a heel section of the golf club head to a toe section of the golf club head, a face extension extending laterally inward from a perimeter of the face plate, and an interior tubing for receiving a shaft, the interior tubing engaging an upper portion of the face extension and a lower portion of the face extension; a crown secured to the upper portion of the face extension at a distance from between 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the face plate; and a sole plate secured to the lower portion of the face extension at a distance from between 0.2 inch to 1.0 inch from the striking plate; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitutioun ring from 0.845 to 0.87, and the striking plate has the durability to withstand failure after at least 2000 impact with an USGA conforming two-piece golf ball against a center of the striking plate at approximately 110 miles per hour.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/431,982 filed on Nov. 1, 1999.
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