Are Golfers Ready for a “Suspended Face Plate” Iron?
Nike Golf had an interesting patent application publish today disclosing a “suspended face plate” iron. The application published as US Pub. No. 20110086722 titled “Golf Club Assembly and Golf Club with Suspended Face Plate,” which describes the invention as:
Check out this design!
So, what’s the benefit?
Interesting stuff.
Dave Dawsey - Monitoring Golf Technology
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A golf club head includes a body member having a front surface, a major recess formed in the front surface, and a plurality of minor recess formed in a surface of the major recess. A face plate includes a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the rear surface. The face plate is received in the major recess, and each projection is received in a corresponding minor recess. A layer of resilient material may be disposed between each projection and the corresponding minor recess.
Check out this design!
So, what’s the benefit?
[0007] By providing a face plate suspended on the club head of a golf club according to certain embodiments. the amount of vibration sensed by the hands of a user when a golf ball is struck with the golf club can be reduced. As such the "feel" of the club for the user may be improved making the user more comfortable with their swing.
Interesting stuff.
Dave Dawsey - Monitoring Golf Technology
PS – Check out other golf iron invention posts HERE
Posted by David Dawsey PE Esq at 4/14/2011 12:00 AM 
Categories: Irons, Published Patent App of the Week
Categories: Irons, Published Patent App of the Week
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