Claims
- 1. A wood-type golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6×104 pounds per inch to 8×104 pounds per inch and an aspect ratio greater than 0.6 and less than 0.7; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
- 2. A wood-type golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a steel alloy material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6×104 pounds per inch to 8×104 pounds per inch and an aspect ratio greater than 0.6 and less than 0.7, wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 250 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
- 3. A golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a vitreous metal material having a depth, D, ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6×104 pounds per inch to 8×104 pounds per inch; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
- 4. A wood-type golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having an aspect ratio greater than 0.6 and less than 0.7, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness ranging from 6×104 pounds per inch to 8×104 pounds per inch; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
- 5. A wood-type golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material having an aspect ratio greater than 0.6 and less than 0.7, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40×105 pound-grams per inch; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
- 6. A wood-type golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end wherein a striking plate is disposed on the body and extends from the heel end to the toe end, wherein the striking plate is composed of a titanium alloy material, the striking plate has an aspect ratio of approximately 0.8 and has a thickness, T, ranging from 0.055 inch to 0.125 inch, and wherein the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40×105 pound-grams per inch and a face stiffness ranging from 6×104 pounds per inch to 8×104 pounds per inch, wherein the golf club head has a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 380 cubic centimeters; wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution ranging from 0.82 to 0.85.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/683,057, filed on Nov. 13, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,569,033, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/475,752, filed on Dec. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,338,683, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/454,695, filed on Dec. 3, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,471,603, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/120,433 filed on Jul. 22, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,007,432, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/735,601, filed on Oct. 23, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,830,084.
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