Patent ID: 9682290
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club head, the club head comprising: a hollow body having a perimeter region and a face, the hollow body defining an inner cavity, the face having a geometric face center and an area of maximum coefficient of restitution, wherein the hollow body comprises a slot disposed in the perimeter region forming an opening into the inner cavity of the hollow body, wherein the slot is formed in the perimeter region wherein a portion of the perimeter region juxtaposed forward of the slot forms a generally U-shaped channel between the face and the slot, wherein the area of maximum coefficient of restitution is disposed within a zone on the face and the area of maximum coefficient of restitution is disposed less than 20 mm from the geometric face center, and wherein the maximum coefficient of restitution is at least about 0.82.