Patent ID: 9101808
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A wood-type golf club head comprising: a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and defining an enclosed volume between the face and the body, the body having a sole configured to confront a playing surface in use; an inwardly recessed channel located on the sole of the body, wherein the channel is elongated and oriented generally parallel to a bottom edge of the face; and an insert mounted within the channel, the insert comprising a resiliently deflectable base member and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of an outer surface of the insert, wherein the body further comprises a keel positioned along a center of the sole and extending rearward from the channel across at least a portion of the sole, wherein the keel is configured to be a lowest surface of the body in use, and at least a portion of the keel is raised with respect to adjacent surfaces of the sole.