Patent ID: 7628712
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A golf club head having a volume of at least 300 cc, comprising: a body having a crown, a skirt and a sole, the body defining a transition edge and a front opening; a face insert comprising prepreg plies having a fiber areal weight, the face insert attached at and closing the front opening of the body; a metallic cap attached to the prepreg plies wherein the prepreg plies are configured to reinforce a majority of a metallic cap striking surface, the metallic cap abutting the transition edge to form a substantially flush golf club head front surface; wherein the thickness of the prepreg plies is about 4.5 mm or less, and the thickness of the metallic cap is about 0.5 mm or less, and wherein the golf club head has a coefficient of restitution of at least 0.79, and wherein the metallic cap is formed of a material with a density less than 5 g/cc, the cap covering a front surface of the prepreg plies and comprising a peripheral rim.