Patent ID: 8696491
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club head comprising a crown, a sole, a hosel, a heel side, a toe side, a face, a rear side opposite the face, an edge portion where the crown connects with the sole, and a channel having a length and a curvature, wherein the channel is disposed in one of the crown and the sole, wherein the channel comprises walls having at least two sides and a floor, wherein an area of a cross-section of the channel taken in a direction normal to the edge portion is constant along the channel, wherein the channel extends from the heel side to the toe side via the rear side and proximate the edge portion along one of the crown and the sole, wherein a heel-most end of the channel is closer to the face than a toe-most end of the channel, and wherein the curvature of the channel is not constrained to a planar arc.