Patent ID: 8641549

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a body made of a material having a first hardness characteristic, the body defining a ball striking face and a bottom surface generally adjacent the ball striking face, the body defining an access opening in the bottom surface, the access opening extending in a heel-to-toe direction of the body, wherein the body defines a heel-to-toe length and the access opening extends a length in a range of 25%-75% of the heel-to-toe length of the body, the body further defining a cavity within the body and in communication with the access opening, wherein the cavity is spaced rearward from the ball striking face a distance in the range of 0.25 inch to 2 inches; and a polymeric member positioned in the cavity, the polymeric member being exposed at the access opening, the polymeric material having a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first characteristic, wherein the feel characteristics of the club head are influenced.