Patent ID: 6045458
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf club head comprising:a hosel for attaching the club head to a club shaft;a club face defining a heel portion adjacent to the hosel, a toe portion located on an opposite side of the face relative to the heel portion, a leading edge forming a ground-contacting curved surface extending between the toe portion and the heel portion, and a trailing edge extending between the toe portion and the heel portion on an opposite side of the face relative to the leading edge;a lobe spaced between the leading and trailing edges on an opposite side of the club head relative to the face and projecting outwardly therefrom above the leading edge, wherein the lobe define:s a first club-head thickness;an entry region located below the lobe and adjacent to the leading edge on an opposite side of the club head relative to the face, and spaced inwardly from the lobe to thereby define a second club-held thickness less than the first club head thickness; anda curved transition surface extending between the lobe and the entry region, whereupon a downward stroke of the club head against a ground surface, the leading edge, entry region and the curved transition surface penetrate the ground surface prior to contact of the ground surface by the lobe.