Patent ID: 6517449
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A club head for a golf iron, comprising:a striking face arranged for striking a golf ball; a sole face arranged to rest on a ground surface and extending rearwardly from a lower end of said striking face; a leading edge portion zone defined at an intersection portion of said sole face and the lower end of said striking face; wherein a plurality of grass relief grooves are formed in said leading edge portion zone so as to be spaced apart along said leading edge portion zone and so as to extend from said striking face through said sole face; wherein each of said grass relief grooves has a groove surface that is generally V-shaped so that each of said grass relief grooves narrows upwardly from an opening portion thereof to an inner depth portion thereof, such that, when said club head is swung through grass, the grass is introduced into each of said grass relief grooves at said opening portion thereof and is caused to converge toward said inner depth portion of each of said grass relief grooves; wherein grass relief inclination surfaces are formed in said sole face so as to extend rearwardly from said grass relief grooves, respectively, and form generally V-shaped grass guide grooves, said grass relief inclination surfaces being inclined relative to said groove surfaces of said grass relief grooves, respectively, when viewed from an end of said club head; and wherein grass cutters are formed on end portions of said grass relief inclination surfaces, respectively.