Patent ID: 8641555

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball; a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, the body including a heel, a toe, a top side, and a sole configured to confront a playing surface in use, the body and the face defining an interior cavity; and a first inwardly recessed channel and a second inwardly recessed channel at least partially located on the sole of the body and being configured to influence the impact of a ball on the face, the first channel being elongated between a proximal end located proximate a center of the sole and a distal end located more proximate the heel, and the second channel being elongated between a proximal end located proximate the center of the sole and a distal end located more proximate the toe, wherein each of the first and second channels is defined by a boundary edge, and each of the first and second channels is recessed inwardly from the boundary edge thereof, wherein the boundary edges of the first and second channels each define a front edge that is generally parallel to at least one of the peripheral edges of the face and a rear edge positioned rearwardly of the front edge, wherein each of the first and second channels includes side walls extending inwardly into the body from the front and rear edges, and wherein the side walls of each of the first and second channels extend into the interior cavity and create a raised portion on an internal surface of the body, and wherein a gap is defined proximate the center of the sole between the proximal ends of the first and second channels.