Claims
- 1. 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 forged titanium material having an exterior surface with a depth, D, of the striking plate ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, wherein the striking plate has an aspect ratio of at least 0.575, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.050 inch to 0.130 inch, and wherein the body has a volume ranging from 250 cubic centimeters to 400 cubic centimeters and wherein the golf club head has a COR value ranging from 0.81 to 0.93 as measured under USGA test conditions.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a thickness, T, in the range of 0.100 inch to 0.110 inch.
- 3. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the body has a volume in the range of 300 cubic centimeters to 380 cubic centimeters.
- 4. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the club has a COR value in the range of 0.82 to 0.85.
- 5. 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 forged titanium material having an exterior surface with a depth, D, of the striking plate ranging from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and a width, W, ranging from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, wherein the striking plate has an aspect ratio of at least 0.575, and a striking plate thickness, T, ranging from 0.100 inch to 0.110 inch, and wherein the body has a volume ranging from 300 cubic centimeters to 380 cubic centimeters and wherein the golf club head has a COR value ranging from 0.82 to 0.85 as measured under USGA test conditions.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application 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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