Patent ID: 7429624

Claim:
A golf club having a shaft with a club head affixed to the shaft, the club head having a metal body, a front striking face adapted to strike a ball and an insert plate mounted on the striking face, said insert comprising a molded article, said molded article comprising a thermoplastic composition comprising: (i) at least one E/X/Y copolymer wherein E represents copolymerized residues of ethylene, X represents copolymerized residues of a C 3 to C 8 α, β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and Y represents copolymerized residues of a softening comonomer selected from alkyl acrylate and alkyl methacrylate, wherein the alkyl groups have from one to eight carbon atoms, wherein the amount of X is from about 2 to about 30 weight % of the E/X/Y copolymer, wherein the amount of Y is from 0 to about 40 weight % of the E/X/Y copolymer, and wherein the carboxylic acid functionalities are at least partially neutralized by one or more alkali metal, transition metal, or alkaline earth metal cations; and (ii) at least one rosin, at least one rosin derivative, or both a rosin and a rosin derivative.