Patent ID: 8882608

Claim:
An iron-type or putter-type golf club head, comprising: a striking wall having a front surface and a rear surface; a perimeter-weighted element including: a heel portion, a toe portion, a top portion extending from the heel portion to the toe portion, and a sole portion extending from the heel portion to the toe portion, the sole portion including a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface, and a lower surface, the intersection of the upper surface of the sole portion and the rear surface of the striking wall defining an interior sole line, the intersection of the upper surface of the sole portion and the rearward end of the sole portion defining a trailing-edge sole line, the perimeter-weighted element having at least one rearwardly-opening secondary recess located therein; and an insert coupled to the sole portion; wherein, in an imaginary vertical plane substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the striking wall, when the golf club head is in an address position, the interior sole line is below the trailing-edge sole line.