Patent ID: 9409066
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A63B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A face insert for a wood-type golf club head comprising: a substrate comprising a front surface and a peripheral edge; a polymer layer on at least the front surface of the substrate, the polymer layer comprising a ball-striking surface spaced by the polymer layer from the substrate; plural elongated score line grooves extending into the polymer layer from the ball-striking surface; visible markings interposed between the polymer layer and the front surface of the substrate, the visible markings being visible through the polymer layer and comprising score line markings interposed between the polymer layer and the front surface of the substrate, the visible markings also comprising target markings interposed between the polymer layer and the front surface of the substrate at a central portion of the substrate; and wherein the polymer layer overlays at least both the peripheral edge and the front surface of the substrate; wherein said substrate comprises an upper portion adjacent a crown region of the club head and a lower portion adjacent a sole region of the club head, and wherein said target markings comprise a first set of plural target markings extending at least partially across the upper portion of the substrate and a second set of plural score line markings extending at least partially across the lower portion of the substrate.