The present invention relates to a golf club head having a multifunctional damping assembly. In certain aspects, the invention provides a damping assembly configured to provide dampening of vibrational response of the club head upon impact of the club face with a golf ball, thereby improving the fee
The present invention relates to a golf club head having a multifunctional damping assembly. In certain aspects, the invention provides a damping assembly configured to provide dampening of vibrational response of the club head upon impact of the club face with a golf ball, thereby improving the feel of the club. The damping assembly is further configured to provide information to a golfer in the form of visual and/or audible feedback indicative of one or more characteristics of a golf ball strike with the club face.
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1. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the dampi
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A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly configured to dampen vibrations in the club head upon impact between the ball striking face and a golf ball and further configured to provide feedback to a golfer indicative of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping assembly comprises: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball,wherein the damping material is configured to adjust in appearance in response to the deflection force to visually indicate impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping material comprises a chromogenic polymer configured to transition between one of a plurality of colors in response to application of one of a plurality of predetermined forces imparted thereon, wherein each of the plurality of colors correlates to at least a magnitude of force of an associated predetermined force. 2. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball are selected from the group consisting of magnitude of the impact, distribution of the impact on the ball striking face, location of the impact on the ball striking face, and a combination of at least two thereof. 3. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the damping material is selected from the group consisting of a bulk molding compound, rubber, urethane, polyurethane, a viscoelastic material, a thermoplastic or thermoset polymer, butadiene, polybutadiene, silicone, and a combination of at least two thereof. 4. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the damping assembly further comprises: at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force. 5. The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is configured to generate one of a plurality of electrical signals in response to receipt of one of a plurality of predetermined forces imparted thereon, wherein each of the plurality of electrical signals correlates to at least a magnitude of force of an associated predetermined force. 6. The golf club head of claim 5, wherein the damping material is configured to adjust in appearance in response to the application of the at least one electrical signal thereto. 7. The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is in electrical communication with a light source, wherein the light source is configured to emit light to visually indicate impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to the at least one electrical signal. 8. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly configured to dampen vibrations in the club head upon impact between the ball striking face and a golf ball and further configured to provide feedback to a golfer indicative of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping assembly comprises: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball; andat least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force,wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is configured to generate one of a plurality of electrical signals in response to receipt of one of a plurality of predetermined forces imparted thereon, wherein each of the plurality of electrical signals correlates to at least a magnitude of force of an associated predetermined force,wherein the damping material is configured to adjust in appearance in response to the application of the at least one electrical signal thereto, the damping material comprises a chromogenic polymer configured to transition between one of a plurality of colors in response to application of an associated one of a plurality of electrical signals applied thereto, wherein each of the plurality of colors correlates to a magnitude of force of an associated electrical signal. 9. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly configured to dampen vibrations in the club head upon impact between the ball striking face and a golf ball and further configured to provide feedback to a golfer indicative of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping assembly comprises: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball; andat least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force,wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is in electrical communication with a sound-emitting device, wherein the sound-emitting device is configured to emit a sound to audibly indicate impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal. 10. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly configured to dampen vibrations in the club head upon impact between the ball striking face and a golf ball and further configured to provide feedback to a golfer indicative of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping assembly comprises: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball;at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force; anda transceiver device configured to communicate and share impact data related to the at least one electrical signal with an external computing device, the external computing device configured to provide a golfer with shot data based the impact data. 11. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, and a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly configured to dampen vibrations in the club head upon impact between the ball striking face and a golf ball and further configured to provide feedback to a golfer indicative of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the damping assembly comprises: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball;at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force; anda transceiver device configured to communicate and share impact data related to the at least one electrical signal with an external computing device, the external computing device configured to provide a golfer with shot data based the impact data,wherein the external computing device is configured to provide a visual display of shot data, the shot data including at least one of magnitude of impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, distribution of impact on the ball striking face, location of impact on the ball striking face, and a combination of at least two thereof. 12. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly comprising: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by an impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball;at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal includes impact data corresponding to the deflection force; andat least one light-emitting diode in communication with the at least one piezoelectric sensor and configured to emit light to visually indicate the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal,wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is configured to emit light in a predetermined pattern so as to provide a visual indication of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the one or more characteristics including as least one of a magnitude of the impact, a distribution of the impact on the ball striking face, and location of the impact on the ball striking face,wherein intensity of light emitted from the light-emitting diode corresponds to the magnitude of impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball. 13. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly comprising: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by an impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball;at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal includes impact data corresponding to the deflection force; andat least one light-emitting diode in communication with the at least one piezoelectric sensor and configured to emit light to visually indicate the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal,wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is configured to emit light in a predetermined pattern so as to provide a visual indication of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the one or more characteristics including as least one of a magnitude of the impact, a distribution of the impact on the ball striking face, and location of the impact on the ball striking face,wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is further in electrical communication with a sound-emitting device, wherein the sound-emitting device is configured to emit a sound to audibly indicate the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal. 14. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body; anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly comprising: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by an impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball;at least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal in response to receipt of the deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal includes impact data corresponding to the deflection force; andat least one light-emitting diode in communication with the at least one piezoelectric sensor and configured to emit light to visually indicate the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal,wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is configured to emit light in a predetermined pattern so as to provide a visual indication of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the one or more characteristics including as least one of a magnitude of the impact, a distribution of the impact on the ball striking face, and location of the impact on the ball striking face,wherein the at least one piezoelectric sensor is further in electrical communication with a sound-emitting device, wherein the sound-emitting device is configured to emit a sound to audibly indicate the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball in response to receipt of the at least one electrical signal, wherein intensity of sound emitted from the sound-emitting device corresponds to the magnitude of impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball. 15. A golf club head comprising: a club head body comprising a front portion, a rear portion, a topline, a sole, a heel, a toe;a ball striking face disposed on the front portion of the club head body anda damping assembly positioned adjacent to a rear surface of the ball striking face, the damping assembly comprising: a damping material, at least a portion of which is in contact with the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to receive and dissipate a deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face caused by the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball; andat least one piezoelectric sensor in contact with a portion of the rear surface of the ball striking face and configured to generate at least one electrical signal having a predetermined voltage in response to receipt of the deflection force imparted thereon from the ball striking face, wherein the at least one electrical signal corresponds to the deflection force,wherein the damping material is a chromogenic polymer configured to transition between one of a plurality of colors in response to application of the at least one electrical signal thereto based, at least in part, on the predetermined voltage of the at least one electrical signal,wherein the color appearance of the chromogenic polymer provides a visual indication of one or more characteristics of the impact between the ball striking face and the golf ball, the one or more characteristics including at least one of a magnitude of the impact, a distribution of the impact on the ball striking face, and location of the impact on the ball striking face.
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