Patent ID: 6592466
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A composite golf club head comprising:a face component composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies having fibers, the plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 20 to 70 plies, the face component having a striking plate portion and a return portion, the striking plate portion having a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.250 inch, and the return portion tapering in thickness rearward from a perimeter of the striking plate portion; a crown composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 3 to 20 plies, the crown attached to the face component; a sole composed of a plurality of pre-preg plies ranging from 3 to 20 plies, the sole having a ribbon portion and a bottom portion the bottom portion of the sole attached to the return portion of the face component and the ribbon portion of the sole attached to the crown; a weighting member disposed within the plies of pre-preg of the ribbon portion of the sole; and a sole plate attached to the external surface of the bottom portion of the sole, the sole plate composed of a metal material; wherein the golf club head has a combined sound level greater than one hundred seventeen decibels during impact with a golf ball at approximately 120 miles per hour to approximately 128 miles per hour, when measured from a distance of sixty-four inches from the impact point.