Patent ID: 7803067
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head comprising: a strike face comprising a top edge and a center apex; a hosel having a hosel centerline, wherein the club head is oriented relative to an imaginary horizontal ground plane so that the hosel centerline is in an imaginary vertical plane generally parallel to the top edge of the strike face, the hosel centerline oriented at an angle of 60° relative to the imaginary horizontal ground plane; a sole portion; a crown portion; a plurality of high deflection regions located on at least one of the crown portion and the sole portion; and a stiffening element comprising a width between about 0.2 mm and about 5 mm, a height between about 1 mm and about 25 mm, and a survey length characterized by a maximum horizontal length of the stiffening element in a top plan view, wherein the stiffening element is coupled, at least in part, with the plurality of high-deflection regions by at least one discrete welded portion extending a distance of less than about 70% of the survey length.