Patent ID: 8163119

Claim:
A method for making a composite face plate for a club-head of a golf club, the method comprising: forming a lay-up of multiple prepreg plies, each prepreg ply comprising at least one layer of reinforcing fibers impregnated with a resin, the lay-up comprising a central portion and a sacrificial portion surrounding the central portion; at least partially curing the lay-up in a mold so as to form an at least partially cured lay-up having a bulge and roll; removing the at least partially cured lay-up from the mold; and after removing the at least partially cured lay-up from the mold, removing the sacrificial portion from the central portion of the at least partially cured lay-up to form a composite part having specified dimensions and shape for use as a face plate or part of a face plate in a club-head, wherein the central portion of the lay-up has first and second opposing surfaces and a thickness measured from the first surface to the second surface, and the act of removing the sacrificial portion forms an outer peripheral edge of the composite part that extends from the first surface to the second surface.