Claims
- 1. A golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end; a striking plate disposed on the body and extending from the heel end to the toe end, the striking plate having an exterior surface wherein the depth, D, ranges from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and width, W, ranges from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and the striking plate has an aspect ratio of at least 0.575.
- 2. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a thickness in the range of 0.055 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 wherein the striking plate is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, steels, vitreous metals, ceramics, composites, carbon materials, carbon fiber materials, other fibrous materials and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has an aspect ratio greater than 0.6.
- 6. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the depth ranges from 1.90 inches to 2.25 inches, and the width ranges from 3.25 inches to 3.75 inches.
- 7. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a face stiffness less than 8×104 pounds/inch.
- 8. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40×105 pounds-grams/inch.
- 9. The golf club head according to claim 1 wherein the club head is selected from the group consisting of woods and irons.
- 10. A golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end; a striking plate disposed on the body and extending from the heel end to the toe end, the striking plate having an exterior surface wherein the depth, D, ranges from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and width, W, ranges from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and the striking plate has a stiffness less than 7.75×104 pounds per inch.
- 11. The golf club head according to claim 10 wherein the striking plate is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, steels, vitreous metals, ceramics, composites, carbon materials, carbon fiber materials, other fibrous materials and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The golf club head according to claim 10 wherein the striking plate has an aspect ratio greater than 0.575.
- 13. A golf club head comprising:a body having a heel end and a toe end; a striking plate disposed on the body and extending from the heel end to the toe end, the striking plate having an exterior surface wherein the depth, D, ranges from 1.45 inches to 2.50 inches and width, W, ranges from 2.50 inches to 4.00 inches, and the striking plate has a figure of merit less than 40×105 pounds-grams per inch.
- 14. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the striking plate is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, steels, vitreous metals, ceramics, composites, carbon materials, carbon fiber materials, other fibrous materials and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The golf club head according to claim 13 wherein the striking plate has an aspect ratio greater than 0.575.
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This Application 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. 6,240,588, 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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