Patent ID: 7462112

Claim:
A high energy transfer golf club head comprising: a shell defining an interior space, said shell having a front portion and a rear portion, said front portion including an impact segment with a striking face for impacting a golf ball; and a laterally positioned, light weight, hollow support member within the shell for reinforcing the striking face, said support member having continuous contact with an inner surface of the front portion of the shell and extending from the front portion to an inner surface of the rear portion of the shell; said hollow support member comprising: (a) an anterior flared portion for reinforcing the striking face, said anterior flared portion being in peripheral contact with the inner surface of the front portion of the shell; (b) a narrow portion integral with the anterior flared portion and extending away from the inner surface of the front portion of the shell; and (c) a posterior flared portion integral with the narrow portion and in contact with the inner surface of the rear portion of the shell.