If You Love Technology and Golf, Then These Irons May be for You
Would you consider playing irons that have a non-metallic face? How about a non-metallic face plated with nanocrystalline material? Does it just sound too futuristic?
Within the past 2 weeks Callaway had an interesting patent application publish directed to just such a set of irons. The published patent application is US Pub. No. 20070293348 titled “Iron Golf Club with Nanocrystalline Face Insert.”
The patent application is directed to an iron with:
(b) a face insert of a non-metal material such as a nylon material, a composite material, plies of pre-preg, a polycarbonate material or a polyurethane material; and
(c) a nanocrystalline plating on the face insert that has a thickness ranging from 20 microns to 2000 microns.
The following is a figure from the patent application.
Fascinating stuff, but sounds expensive!
Dave Dawsey – Watching NanoTech Golf Inventions