Patent ID: 8070624

Claim:
An iron-type golf club, comprising: a club shaft; an iron-type golf club head located at one end of the club shaft and having a club face constructed from a first material; a plurality of grooves formed in the club face including a first groove and a second groove separate from the first groove, each of the first and second grooves being defined in the first material and including an open front end, a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a closed end surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface and located opposite the open front end; a first insert arranged within the first groove, the first insert having a v-shaped end exposed at the open front end of the first groove; a first compressible support arranged between the first insert and at least one surface of the groove; a second insert arranged within the second groove, the second insert having a v-shaped end exposed at the open front end of the second groove, and wherein the second insert is a separate and independent part from the first insert; and a second compressible support arranged between the second insert and at least one surface of the groove, wherein the first insert and the second insert are configured to move away from the club face when the iron-type golf club strikes a golf ball due to compression of the first and second compressible supports, respectively.