Patent ID: 8376876

Claim:
A driver-type golf club head comprising: a body having a crown, a sole, and a hollow interior; and a face disposed on the body, the face comprising a heel vertical section, a toe vertical section, and a central horizontal section connected to each of the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section, the face also comprising an upper central region, a lower central region, a heel region, and a toe region, wherein each of the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section has a first thickness and each of the upper central region, the lower central region, the heel region, and the toe region has a second thickness; wherein the heel vertical section, the toe vertical section, and the central horizontal section form a substantially X shape, wherein the substantially X shape is rotated around a Y axis by at least 10 degrees, such that the heel vertical section and the toe vertical section are disposed diagonally across the face, wherein the crown is composed of a composite material, and wherein the face and the sole are composed of a titanium alloy.