Patent ID: 6231458
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club head having a toe and an opposite heel, a sole portion and an opposite top portion, a forwardly facing exposed strike face and an opposite rearwardly facing exposed back face portion, comprising:a) a recess defined in the strike face, said recess having a bottom surface spaced from the back face portion and a side wall surface extending between the bottom surface and the strike face;b) an insert located in the recess, said insert having a peripheral edge spaced from the side wall surface to form a peripheral groove and a first vibration dampening material located in the peripheral groove, the insert further including a back face having at least one portion of the back face in contact with the bottom surface of the recess, the insert further includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is a flange and extends radially outwardly from the second portion, and the first portion is in contact with a portion of the side wall surface and the second portion includes the peripheral edge, and the flange further defines at least one notch; andc) a plurality of apertures extending from said back face portion toward the recess and a second vibration dampening material located in at least one of said apertures.