Set of golf club heads and method of manufacture

Abstract

A co-forged iron type golf club is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention discloses an iron type golf club head from a pre-form billet that already contains two or more materials before the actual forging process resulting in a multi-material golf club head that doesn't require any post manufacturing operations such as machining, welding, swaging, gluing, and the like. The resultant golf club head may be capable of achieving center of gravity locations previously unachievable without utilizing this co-forging technique. The resultant golf club head may be used to create a set of golf club heads with center of gravity locations that are more advantageous throughout a set of golf clubs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club head comprising:
 a striking face portion located at a frontal portion of said golf club head defining a loft of said golf club head;   a back portion located aft of said striking face portion;   a topline located at an upper portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion;   a sole portion located at a lower portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion, and   a hosel located near a heel portion of said golf club head adapted to engage a shaft,   wherein said sole portion further comprises a hollow sole cavity and a cap,   wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA<0.1907*Loft+11.17, 
   said CG-C-SA defined as a distance measured in millimeters of a center of gravity of said golf club head rearward of a hosel bore axis of said golf club head along a Z-axis,   wherein said hollow sole cavity further comprises a heel side cavity portion and a toe side cavity portion,   wherein a weight adjustment portion is located within said toe side cavity portion of said hollow sole cavity, and   wherein said heel side cavity portion is void of material.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said CG-C-SA is between about 13 mm and about 14 mm. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club head of  claim 2 , wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said CG-C-SA is between about 13.1 mm and about 13.9 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club head of  claim 3 , wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said CG-C-SA is between about 13.2 mm and about 13.8 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA≤0.0879*Loft+11.667.
   
     
     
         6 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said hosel has a length of greater than about 83.5 mm. 
     
     
         7 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , wherein said heel side cavity portion and said toe side cavity portion are separated by a wall. 
     
     
         8 . The golf club head of  claim 7 , wherein said wall has an opening, said opening connecting said heel side cavity portion to said toe side cavity portion. 
     
     
         9 . A golf club head comprising:
 a striking face portion located at a frontal portion of said golf club head defining a loft of said golf club head;   a back portion located aft of said striking face portion;   a topline located at an upper portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion;   a sole portion located at a lower portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion, and   a hosel located near a heel portion of said golf club head adapted to engage a shaft,   wherein said sole portion further comprises a hollow sole cavity and a cap,   wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA<0.1907*Loft+11.17, 
   said CG-C-SA defined as a distance measured in millimeters of a center of gravity of said golf club head rearward of a hosel bore axis of said golf club head along a Z-axis,   wherein said hollow sole cavity further comprises a heel side cavity portion and a toe side cavity portion separated by a wall,   wherein a weight adjustment portion is located within said toe side cavity portion of said hollow sole cavity, and   wherein said heel side cavity portion has a volume greater than said toe side cavity portion.   
     
     
         10 . The golf club head of  claim 9 , wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said CG-C-SA is between about 13 mm and about 14 mm. 
     
     
         11 . The golf club head of  claim 10 , wherein said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA≤0.0879*Loft+11.667.
   
     
     
         12 . The golf club head of  claim 11 , wherein said cap completely covers both said heel side cavity portion and said toe side cavity portion. 
     
     
         13 . The golf club head of  claim 12 , wherein said heel side cavity portion is void of material. 
     
     
         14 . The golf club head of  claim 13 , wherein said weight adjustment portion does not contact said heel side cavity portion. 
     
     
         15 . The golf club head of  claim 14 , wherein said heel side cavity portion and said toe side cavity portion are separated by a wall. 
     
     
         16 . The golf club head of  claim 15 , wherein said hosel has a length of greater than about 83.5 mm. 
     
     
         17 . A golf club head comprising:
 a striking face portion located at a frontal portion of said golf club head defining a loft of said golf club head;   a back portion located aft of said striking face portion;   a topline located at an upper portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion;   a sole portion located at a lower portion of said golf club head between said striking face portion and said back portion, and   a hosel located near a heel portion of said golf club head adapted to engage a shaft,   wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA<0.1907*Loft+11.17, 
   said CG-C-SA defined as a distance measured in millimeters of a center of gravity of said golf club head rearward of a hosel bore axis of said golf club head along a Z-axis.   
     
     
         18 . The golf club head of  claim 17 , wherein said golf club head has a CG-C-SA relationship with said loft that satisfies the equation below:
   CG-C-SA≤0.0879*Loft+11.667.
   
     
     
         19 . The golf club head of  claim 18 , wherein when said loft of said golf club head is greater than 56 degrees, said CG-C-SA is between about 13 mm and about 14 mm. 
     
     
         20 . The golf club head of  claim 19 , wherein said hosel has a length of greater than about 83.5 mm.