Process for Thermal Spray Coating of a Golf Club Head and Golf Club Head with Thermally Sprayed Coating

摘要

The disclosure relates to a process for coating a club face or striking surface of a club head of a golf club and also relates to a golf club. A coating is applied to a metallic substrate of the club head on at least a portion of the club face or striking surface by means of a thermal spray coating process. According to the disclosure, the process comprises processing the portion of the club face or striking surface with a laser beam before and after the application of the coating in order to provide the surface of the uncoated substrate and the surface of the coating with a predefined surface roughness, such as one having a roughness depth Rz of 50 μm±10%.