Patent ID: 7798913

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a body; a face coupled to the body; a restrictor mechanism coupled to the body, the restrictor mechanism comprising: a weight; and a deformable portion coupled to the weight and to a first portion of the body; wherein: the restrictor mechanism comprises: a first resistance to a first deformation of the deformable portion in a first non-linear direction relative to the body; and a second resistance to a second deformation of the deformable portion in a second non-linear direction relative to the body; the first deformation is responsive to an inertia of the weight upon a first impact at a first one of a heel zone or a toe zone of the face; the second deformation is responsive to the inertia of the weight upon a second impact at a different one of the heel zone or the toe zone of the face; and the first resistance is greater than the second resistance.