Patent ID: 8021243
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf club defined by a club head mounted on one end of a shaft, said club head including a body having a lower surface and a striking face, said lower surface being conformed to pass above the ground surface and deflect the substantial part of any growth thereon in the course of striking a golf ball resting on said ground surface, comprising: an elongate cavity formed in said body in a spaced generally parallel alignment above said lower surface communicating to the exterior of said club head through an elongate opening in said striking face spaced above said lower surface defining a lower structure including said lower surface; and a cylindrical roller mounted for rotation within said cavity in a substantially parallel alignment above said lower surface at a spacing selected to effect contact with said golf ball, said lower structure including said lower surface being spaced below said roller to provide shielding thereof from a substantial portion of said growth on said ground surface.