Patent ID: 9662551
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf club head comprising: a face having a striking surface configured for striking a ball, the face being defined by an outer periphery; a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the outer periphery of the face, the body having a sole configured to face a playing surface, a crown opposite the sole, a heel, and a toe; an internal interconnection structure adapted for connection of a shaft to the body in an adjustable configuration; a channel extending across at least a portion of the sole of the body, wherein the channel is defined between a front edge and a rear edge extending in a heel-to-toe direction and is inwardly recessed between the front and rear edges; and an access opening within the sole, the access opening providing access to the internal interconnection structure, wherein the access opening is in communication with the channel between the face and the rear edge of the channel, wherein the front edge of the channel is generally parallel to the outer periphery of the face at a center portion of the channel, wherein a portion of the channel curves away from the face and extends near a heel edge and a toe edge of the sole into the heel and toe areas with a deepest portion of the channel located near the face of the golf club head, wherein a width of the channel defined between the front and rear edges is greater proximate a center portion as compared to both a heel portion and a toe portion.