Patent ID: 6971961

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a club head body including an annular lip and a front-end engaging portion on a front peripheral side thereof, said front-end engaging portion being located on a front surface of said annular lip; a striking plate including an annular bent wall and a rear-end engaging portion on a rear peripheral side thereof, said rear-end engaging portion being located on a rear surface of said annular bent wall so that the annular bent wall corresponds to an annular lip of the club head body and separates said rear-end engaging portion from a striking area of said striking plate to maximize the striking area, the engaging portion of the striking plate being engaged with the engaging portion of the club head body so that an engagement area of said striking plate with said club head body is positioned behind the striking area of said striking plate, one of the rear-end engaging portion of the striking plate and the front-end engaging portion of the club head body including at least one groove, the other of the engaging portion of the striking plate and the engaging portion of the club head body including at least one protrusion, wherein positioning of the engagement area of said striking plate behind the striking area of the said striking plate displaces said engagement area from said striking area to maximize the striking area and an ability of said striking plate to endure deformation; and an adhesive layer sandwiched between the front-end engaging portion of the club head body and the rear-end engaging portion of the striking plate, wherein said at least one groove and said at least one protrusion of the front-end engaging portion of the club head body and the rear-end engaging portion of the striking plate increases a contact area between the club head body and the striking plate, thereby improving a bonding strength between the club head body and the striking plate.