US Patent 7182698 Shock-absorbing golf club head

A shock-absorbing golf club head has a head body, a faceplate and a shock-absorbing core. The head body has a crown, a sole, a toe, a shank, a rear, an open front, a core cavity and an air outlet. The open front has an inner shoulder. The core cavity is defined in the head body and communicates with the open front. The air outlet is defined through the head body, and communicates with the core cavity. The faceplate is mounted securely on the inner shoulder of the open front of the head body. The shock-absorbing core is mounted in the core cavity. The air in the core cavity is discharged to the ambient atmosphere through the air outlet when a foaming agent serving as the shock-absorbing core foams inside the core cavity.