Patent ID: 8419561

Claim:
A club head comprising: a front end comprising a front face; a toe end and a heel end opposite the toe end; a rear end opposite the front face; a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end; and an alignment aid at the crown surface and extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end; wherein: the club head comprises a wood-type club head; the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end; the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end; the alignment aid comprises an alignment aid width; the alignment aid width is less than or equal to a golf ball diameter; the golf ball diameter comprises approximately 4.26 centimeters; the alignment aid comprises two or more alignment aid stripes; the two or more alignment aid stripes comprise four alignment aid stripes; the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end; the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end; the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe; the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe; the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe length; the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe length; the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe length; the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe length; the first toe alignment aid stripe length is approximately equal to the first heel alignment aid stripe length; the second toe alignment aid stripe length is approximately equal to the second heel alignment aid stripe length; the first toe alignment aid stripe length and the first heel alignment aid stripe length are greater than or equal to approximately 8.0 centimeters and less than or equal to approximately 12 centimeters; and the second toe alignment aid stripe length and the second heel alignment aid stripe length are greater than or equal to approximately 8.0 centimeters and less than or equal to approximately 12 centimeters.