Patent ID: 8388459

Claim:
A training golf club for teaching a manner of swinging golf clubs to a user, the golf club comprising: an elongated shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion; the first end portion having a grip; a club head having: (i) an elongated hosel positioned at one end portion of the club head and having a distal end portion that is coupled with the second end portion of the shaft; (ii) a toe that defines an opposite end portion of the club head; (iii) a sole that defines a bottom portion of the club head that extends between the opposite ends of the club head; (iv) a top line portion that defines an upper portion of the club head and extends between the opposite ends of the club head; and (v) a face having a peripheral edge defined by the opposite end portions, sole and top line of the club head; and the face of the club head having: (i) a planar striking face that is positioned at an angle with respect to the shaft and positioned so that a lower edge of the striking face is located in a spaced-apart relationship with the sole of the club head such that a lower edge of the striking face is at least 0.65 inches above said sole of the club head, said planar striking face angled rearwardly and upwardly from a bottom to a top thereof; and (ii) a lower face portion that extends between the lower edge of the planar striking face to the sole of the club head, whereby the lower face portion is oriented to extend downwardly and rearwardly from the plane of the striking face.