Patent ID: 8216086

Claim:
A wedge golf club for striking a golf ball, the club comprising: a shaft; and a club head coupled to the shaft by a hosel, the club head including: a) a club face; the club face having a toe, a heel, and a plurality of parallel, non-intersecting grooves extending into the toe, the grooves aligned at an angle offset in the direction of the shaft, the offset angle between 25-30° with respect to the base of the club face, the grooves substantially consistent across the club face; b) a crown defining an upper region of the club head; and c) a sole defining a lower region of the club head, the sole having a leading edge intersecting the club face and a trailing edge intersecting a back portion of the club head opposite the club face, the trailing edge of the sole substantially parallel with the ground in an open-face position, whereby the grooves are oriented substantially normal to a target line in an open-face position.