Patent ID: 9700765
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club head comprising: a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head defining an aperture and a flexure near a frontal portion of the sole; a side wall extending between the crown and the sole; a hosel extending from the crown including a shaft bore; and a face, having a thickness D′, defining a ball striking surface intersection the sole at a leading edge; wherein the flexure is constructed as a separate component from the sole and is coupled to the sole in the aperture, wherein the flexure is placed at a distance D away from the ball striking surface, wherein distance D is defined by the relationship D≦2.0*′, wherein the flexure further comprises at least one rib and the aperture further comprises at least one flange; wherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange engage one another proximate a rear plane of the face to movably secure the flexure in the aperture, and wherein the at least one rib and the at least one flange allows for translational and radial direction movement of the flexure relative to the face.