Patent ID: 6595871
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club head comprisinga face portion defining a hitting face for hitting a golf ball, and a side portion between a crown portion and a sole portion, extending from a toe-side edge of the face portion to a heel-side edge of the face portion through the back face of the head, the face portion consisting of a face plate and a side part on one of or each of the toe side and heel side of the face plate, and the side part formed integrally with the side portion, but the face plate formed separately from the side part and welded to the side part, wherein an edge of the side part abutting on the face plate extends from an upper edge to a lower edge of the face portion, the face plate is provided on the inner surface thereof with a groove facing a hollow of the head, the groove extending along an edge of the face plate, and the distance between the groove and the edge is in a range of from 1 to 5 mm.