Patent ID: 7273420

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a body formed of a first material, said body having a front face, a rear surface and a cavity extending from the front face toward the rear surface, said cavity having a bottom surface; a first face insert having a front surface, a back surface, a lateral surface and a thickness dimension measured between the front surface and the back surface, said first face insert disposed within the cavity with the back surface of said first face insert facing the bottom surface of the cavity; and a second face insert disposed within the cavity atop said first face insert, said second face insert including a plurality of elongate rod elements each having a first end wall, a second end wall and a side surface, said plurality of elongate rod elements arranged in a parallel closely packed array such that the side surface of each of said plurality of elongate rod elements is in contact with the side surface of an adjacent one of said plurality of elongate rod elements, with the first end walls of said plurality of elongate rod elements abutting the front surface of said first face insert and said second end walls of said plurality of elongate rod elements exposed to form a striking surface on the front face of the body.