Patent ID: 8517862

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a wood type golf club head body including a ball striking face portion on a front side thereof, a rear side opposite the front side, a toe side, and a heel side, wherein at least 51% of the mass of the golf club head body is positioned on the heel side of the golf club head body, and wherein at least 51% of the volume of the golf club head body is positioned on the heel side of the golf club head body, further wherein the heel side of the golf club head body is defined with respect to a centerline running through the club head's geometric center in a front side-to-rear side direction, wherein the golf club head body further has a crown and a sole, the golf club head further comprises a sloped boundary portion extending across the sole and having a height of at least 2 mm to define a transition in depth of the golf club head body between a first portion of the golf dub head body located at least partially on the heel side and a second portion of the golf club head body located at least partially on the toe side, such that the first portion has a first depth measured between the crown and the sole and the second portion has a second depth measured between the crown and the sole that is less than the first depth, and wherein at least 51% of the mass and at least 51% of the volume of the golf club head body being positioned on the heel side results at least partially from the transition in depth of the golf club head body.