Patent ID: 9662550
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A ball striking device comprising: a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by a plurality of peripheral edges; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the peripheral edges of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface and a crown opposite the sole, the body further having a receiver located on the sole; an elongated channel extending across at least a portion of the sole, wherein the channel is recessed inwardly from the sole; an insert member connected within the channel and at least partially filling at least a portion of the channel; and a sole member received by the receiver in a rotatable configuration, wherein the sole member has an outer surface forming a portion of the sole, wherein the sole member is moveable by rotating the sole member within the receiver between a first position within the receiver and a second position within the receiver to adjust a lie angle of the device, wherein the outer surface of the sole member is oriented at a first angle relative to the ball striking surface when the sole member is in the first position, and the outer surface of the sole member is oriented at a second angle relative to the ball striking surface when the sole member is in the second position.