Patent ID: 8814715
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A putter head, comprising: a putter body having a front face; a recess defined in the front face; and a ball striking surface insert received in the recess and forming at least a portion of an exposed ball striking surface of the putter head, the portion of the exposed ball striking surface formed by the ball striking surface insert including: a front face portion formed of a first polymeric material, a first strip formed of a second polymeric material having a different hardness from the first polymeric material, wherein the first strip extends across a central portion of the exposed ball striking surface, and a first groove defined in the exposed ball striking surface, wherein a first edge of the first groove is defined by the first polymeric material and a second edge of the first groove opposite the first edge is defined by the second polymeric material, and wherein the first groove extends across the central portion of the exposed ball striking surface.