Patent ID: 8523705

Claim:
A golf club head, comprising: a body comprising a first material with a first density, the body having a striking face, a sole, a crown, a heel, and a toe, said striking face having a width measured in a heel-toe direction and a height measured in a sole-crown direction, said striking face having a surface area greater than 40 cm 2 , said width divided by said height defining an aspect ratio that is greater than 1.5, wherein at least a majority of the sole consists of the first material and further wherein the sole comprises a heel weight located on a heel side of the club, a toe weight located on a toe side the club, each of the heel and toe weights having a second density greater than the first density, and a plurality of sole inserts, each insert comprising a panel of a light-weight material covering an opening through the first material and non-threadably affixed to the first material at an attachment perimeter extending at least partly around the edge of the covered opening, such that each of sole inserts provides a portion of the sole and cooperates with the remainder of the sole and body to define an interior volume of the club head, wherein the light-weight material has a density less than the first density.