Patent ID: 8608585
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A wood-type golf club head, comprising: a face configured for striking a ball with an outer surface thereof; a body connected to the face, the body having a sole extending rearward from a bottom edge of the face; and a brace extending from the sole to a contact point on an inner surface of the face, wherein the brace applies force to the face such that a stiffened area of the face surrounding the contact point has less flexibility relative to other areas of the face located away from the contact point, wherein the brace includes an end portion engaging the contact point, the end portion having an outermost peripheral boundary defining an elongated shape that is elongated along an axis of elongation and an entirety of the contact point between the end portion and the face is thereby elongated along the axis of elongation, such that the elongated shape and the contact point have a length along the axis of elongation that is greater than a width along a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the axis of elongation and extends along the inner surface of the face, the axis of elongation extending in a diagonal direction across the face, and wherein the stiffened area of the face is elongated along the axis of elongation, and wherein the face has one or more flexible areas located along the transverse axis on at least one side of the contact point that have greater flexibility relative to other areas of the face.