Patent ID: 8535173

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a striking face portion, defining a striking face plane, positioned at a forward portion of said golf club head; a body portion, connected to an aft portion of said striking face, positioned at a rearward portion of said golf club head; wherein said golf club head has a total depth of greater than about 105 mm, and a hosel, defining a hosel bore axis, positioned at a heel portion of said golf club head, and adapted to connect to a shaft, wherein a first plane intersects a second plane to define a hosel sub-element, said first plane parallel to both said hosel bore axis and said striking face plane and is offset 15 mm towards said rear portion of said golf club head from said hosel bore axis in a Z HBA direction, and said second plane parallel to said hosel bore axis and perpendicular to said striking face plane and is offset 12 mm towards a toe portion of said golf club head from said hosel bore axis in a X HBA direction; wherein said hosel releasably connects said shaft to said golf club head; wherein said hosel sub-element is defined as a portion of said clubhead from said first plane to the very heel of said clubhead from top to bottom of said clubhead, and from said second plane to the very front of said clubhead from top to bottom; and wherein said hosel sub-element has a total mass of less than about 50 grams.