Patent ID: 8105176
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A head for a golf club comprising a bottom surface, a heel end, a toe end and a striking face; the striking face extending between the heel end and the toe end, adjacent the bottom surface and extending substantially upward therefrom; the striking face having a planar primary portion and a secondary portion each extending from one of the two ends and meeting at an intermediate point that is located adjacent the heel end; the secondary portion extends from the heel end to the intermediate point and the primary portion extends from the intermediate point to the toe end; a shaft is attachable to the head proximate to the heel end and rearwardly of the secondary portion; at address, when the shaft is held by the player to attempt a stroke, the heel end of the head is proximate to the player, the toe end points away from the player; each point along the striking face having a normal direction extending normally outwardly from the striking face relative to a plane tangential to the striking face at such point; the normal direction along the entirety of the primary portion is constant; the secondary portion of the striking face is angled or curved rearwardly relative to the plane of the primary portion; the normal direction to each point on the secondary portion being directed away from the top end and angled relative to the normal direction to a point on the primary portion.