Golf club head and method of providing same

Abstract

In some embodiments, a golf club head can include: (a) a face member; and (b) a rear section coupled to the face member. The rear section can include an edge. The edge can be substantially circular in shape. A diameter of the edge can be equal to a diameter of a regulation golf hole. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application.

1 . A golf club head comprising:
 a face member; and   a rear section coupled to the face member,   
     wherein:
 the rear section comprises an edge; 
 the edge is substantially circular in shape; and 
 a diameter of the edge is equal to a diameter of a regulation golf hole. 
 
   
   
       2 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rear section further comprises an insert portion;   the insert portion has at least four apertures; and   the at least four apertures in the insert portion are shaped substantially similarly to apertures in the regulation golf hole.   
   
   
       3 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rear section further comprises an insert portion;   the insert portion comprises:
 a first aperture at a center of the insert portion; and 
 three or more peripheral apertures; 
   the three or more peripheral apertures are located in a first region between a first edge of the first aperture and a second edge;   the second edge is located at a peripheral edge of the insert portion; and   the three or more peripheral apertures are substantially evenly distributed in the first region.   
   
   
       4 . The golf club head of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the three or more peripheral apertures are substantially trapezoidal in shape.   
   
   
       5 . The golf club head of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the insert portion has a first height at the first edge;   the insert portion has a second height at the second edge; and   the insert portion has a third height that tapers down from the second height at the second edge to the first height at the first edge.   
   
   
       6 . The golf club head of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the third height of the insert portion tapers down at a substantially twenty-five degree angle from the second edge to the first edge.   
   
   
       7 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the diameter of the edge is substantially 4.25 inches.   
   
   
       8 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the rear section further comprises:
 a rim portion; and 
   the rim portion comprises the inner edge.   
   
   
       9 . The golf club head of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the rear section further comprises:
 an insert portion coupled to the rim portion. 
   
   
   
       10 . The golf club head of  claim 9 , wherein:
 a height of the rim portion is greater than any height of the insert portion.   
   
   
       11 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the edge is an inner edge of the rear section.   
   
   
       12 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the edge is an outer edge of the rear section.   
   
   
       13 . A golf putter head comprising:
 a face member arranged for impacting a golf ball;   a rim portion coupled to the face member; and   an insert portion having a center and an outer edge, the insert portion is located in an interior of the rim portion,   
     wherein:
 a length from the center of the insert portion to the outer edge of the insert portion is equal to a radius of a regulation golf hole; and 
 the insert portion includes a pattern substantially similar to a pattern of the regulation golf hole. 
 
   
   
       14 . The golf putter head of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the length from the center of the insert portion to the outer edge of the insert portion is 54 millimeters.   
   
   
       15 . The golf putter head of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the insert portion has:
 a first aperture located at the center of the insert portion; and 
 three or more trapezoidal-shaped apertures located around a periphery of the first aperture; and 
   the pattern of the insert portion comprises the first aperture and the three or more trapezoidal-shaped apertures.   
   
   
       16 . The golf putter head of  claim 15 , wherein:
 a radius of the first aperture is substantially equal to a radius of a ferrule of a flagstick.   
   
   
       17 . The golf putter head of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the insert portion has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;   the bottom surface is configured to face towards a playing surface when a person uses the golf putter head to hit a golf ball; and   the pattern of the insert portion comprises markings at the top surface of the insert portion.   
   
   
       18 . The golf putter head of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the insert portion comprises:
 a center circular section; and 
 two or more radial posts extending from the center circular section to rim portion; and 
   the pattern of the insert portion comprises the center circular section and the two or more radial posts.   
   
   
       19 . The golf putter head of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the insert portion comprises:
 a center section; 
 two or more connection sections; and 
 two or more peripheral sections coupled to the center section by the two or more connection sections; and 
   the pattern of the insert portion comprises the center section and the two or more peripheral sections.   
   
   
       20 . A method of providing a golf club head, the method comprising:
 providing a face member;   providing a rim portion with a rim such that the rim has a diameter that is substantially equal to a diameter of a regulation golf hole; and   coupling the face member to the rim portion.   
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 providing an insert portion; and   coupling the insert portion to the rim portion.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 providing the insert portion comprises:
 providing the insert portion such that the insert portion has a pattern substantially similar to a pattern of the regulation golf hole.