Patent ID: 9566483
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club head comprising: a body comprising a heel, a toe, a striking face having a front surface and a back surface, and a sole extending away from the back surface of the striking face; the sole comprising a rear end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the top surface having a forward inner edge and a rearward outer edge, the forward inner edge defined by the intersection of the top surface of the sole and the back surface of the striking face and the rearward outer edge defined by the intersection of the top surface of the sole and the rear end of the sole; at least a section of the top surface of the sole including at least a portion of the forward inner edge and the rearward outer edge, the section having a varying height along a length of the forward inner edge relative to a height of a lower outer periphery of the club head in a heel-to-toe direction when the club head is in an address position; and a recess defined between the top surface of the sole and the back surface of the striking face and extending between the toe and heel, wherein the recess has a varying angle defined between the top surface of the sole and the back surface of the striking face along a length of the forward inner edge in the heel-to-toe direction.