Patent ID: 7476162

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a top portion; a sole portion; a toe portion; a heel portion; a striking face extending from the top portion to the sole portion, the striking face providing a contact area for engaging a golf ball; a rear face opposite the striking face; a bridge member extending across the rear face to vary a center of gravity of the golf club head; and a damping element positioned between the rear face and the bridge member, the damping element forming first and second rear cavities, at least a portion of each of the first and second rear cavities positioned between the bridge member and the rear face; wherein the bridge member extends across the first rear cavity, the bridge member connects the heel portion and the toe portion, and the bridge member including a concavely curved upper edge and a concavely curved lower edge such that height dimensions of end portions of the bridge member are greater than a height dimension of a central portion of the bridge member.