Patent ID: 8460122

Claim:
An iron-type or putter-type golf club head comprising: a striking wall having a front surface and a rear surface; a heel portion and an opposing toe portion; a top portion extending from the heel portion to the toe portion; and a sole portion opposite the top portion and 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 including an outer periphery having a contour, 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, wherein: at least a portion of the trailing-edge sole line follows a flattened V-shaped path when viewed in rear elevation; and in an imaginary vertical plane substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the striking wall, when the golf club head is oriented in an address position, the interior sole line is below the trailing-edge sole line and the upper surface of the sole portion tapers from the trailing-edge sole line to the interior sole line.