Patent ID: 8142309
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head, comprising: a body having a hosel, a striking face with grooves formed therein and a sole that intersects the striking face at a leading edge, wherein the striking face and the hosel define a loft angle that is between about 48 degrees and about 60 degrees, and the club head has a first leading edge height relative to a planar ground surface when the golf club is in a square orientation, wherein the grooves are angled relative to the leading edge by about 2 degrees to about 30 degrees, wherein the sole has a contour configured such that when the golf club head is in an opened orientation in which the club head is rotated about a hosel axis by about 15 degrees the club head has a second leading edge height that is different than the first leading edge height by less than about 40%, and wherein the striking face includes a second set of grooves, wherein the grooves of the second set of grooves are generally parallel to the leading edge, and the second set of grooves at least partially overlaps the grooves that are angled relative to the leading edge.