Patent ID: 11964192
Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A golf club head, comprising:
a frame having at least one sole opening positioned at a lower portion of the frame, a crown opening positioned at an upper portion of the frame, a face positioned at a forward portion of the frame comprising a striking face with an area of at least 3500 mm2 and a maximum height from a ground plane of at least about 50 mm, an aft end positioned at a rear portion of the frame, and a hosel extending from a heel side of the frame, the frame being made at least in part of a metal or metal alloy;
a crown insert joined to the frame to cover the crown opening, the crown insert comprising a non-metal material;
a sole insert joined to the frame to cover the sole opening, the sole insert comprising a non-metal material; and
a first weight secured to the lower portion of the frame proximate the rear portion of the frame;
wherein:
the lower portion of the frame includes a heel-side shaft connection port including a
fastener opening for connecting a flight control technology (FCT) component,
the golf club head has a crown height as measured relative to a ground plane when the club head is in a normal address position,
there is a first crown height at a face-to-crown transition region where the face connects to a crown of the club head near a front end of the frame, a second crown height at a crown-to-skirt transition region where the crown connects to a skirt of the golf club head near the aft end of the frame, and a maximum crown height located on the crown insert rearward of the first crown height and forward of the second crown height,
the maximum crown height is greater than both the first and second crown heights,
the golf club head has a total club head mass between 190 grams and 210 grams, and a mass of the club head located above half of a peak crown height is less than or equal to 77 grams, and a percentage of the mass of the club head located above half of the peak crown height is less than or equal to 39% of the total club head mass of the golf club head,
the first weight is secured to the frame rearward of the sole opening,
the face comprises a face opening and a composite face plate is received in the face opening,
at least a first portion of the golf club head is made from a first material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc,
at least a second portion of the golf club head is made from a second material having a density between 4 g/cc and 8 g/cc, and
the golf club head has a moment of inertia about a CG z-axis (Izz) and a moment of inertia about a CG x-axis (Ixx), and a ratio of Ixx to Izz is at least 0.62 and Izz is greater than 400 kg−mm{circumflex over ( )}2.