Patent ID: 7959523

Claim:
A golf club head comprising: a first portion comprising a striking face portion, the striking face portion comprising: a front striking surface; and a return portion extending rearwardly about 1 cm to about 4 cm from the front striking surface, the return portion comprising a step portion including a first lap surface having a width between about 5 mm and about 20 mm, wherein a majority of the first portion is a metallic alloy; a non-metallic second portion comprising: a compression-molded carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic; a wall thickness between about 0.6 mm and about 2 mm; an abutment surface; and a second lap surface substantially perpendicular to the abutment surface and having a width between about 5 mm and about 20 mm; a joint between the first lap surface of the first portion and the second lap surface of the second portion, wherein the first lap surface of the first portion is adhesively bonded to the second lap surface of the second portion; and a total surface area of the golf club head is between about 258 cm 2 and about 355 cm 2 .