Patent ID: 8262505

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a top portion; a sole portion; a heel; a toe; a striking face extending from the top portion to the sole portion, the striking face providing a contact area for engaging a golf ball; a rear face opposite the striking face forming a rear cavity; a bridge member connecting the heel and the toe, the bridge member extending across the rear cavity, the bridge member having a concavely curved upper edge and a concavely curved lower edge such that height dimensions of end portions of the bridge member are greater than a height dimension of a central portion of the bridge member, the bridge member separated apart from the top portion and the sole portion, the bridge member extending across the rear face to vary a center of gravity of the golf club head; and a damping element extending between the rear face and the bridge member, the dampening element filling a space between the rear face and the bridge member, the damping element forming first and second cavities, within the rear cavity, wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second rear cavities positioned between the bridge member and the rear face.