Patent ID: 6860818

Claim:
A golf club head of the wood-type, comprising: a. a metal body having a heel end and a toe end and comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a front ball striking face, and a curved rear surface extending rearward of the striking face between the upper and lower surface, the curved rear surface having a concave slot formed therein, the slot extending along substantially the entire length of the rear surface, the slot having a first end adjacent to the toe end of the striking face and a second end proximate the heel end of the striking face, the slot having a recess formed therein, the recess having a third end and a fourth end, the fourth end being closer to the heel end of the metal body than the third end, a distance between the first and third ends being greater than a distance between the second and fourth ends, the recess spanning a portion of the length of the slot; and b. a peripheral weight removably secured in the recess of the body in order to increase the moment of inertia of the club head when used to strike a golf ball.