Patent ID: 8317636

Claim:
A driver type golf club head comprising: a body having a metal face, a crown, a metal sole, and a volume of at least 400 cubic centimeters; wherein the crown has an apex point, wherein the sole has a nadir point, wherein H is a distance between the crown apex point and the sole nadir point along a vertical axis, wherein C is a face height along a vertical axis, wherein A is a distance between the highest point of the face and the crown apex point along a vertical axis, wherein B is a distance between the lowest point of the face and the sole nadir point along a vertical axis, wherein D is a distance between the highest point of the golf club face and the crown apex point along a horizontal axis, wherein E is a distance between the lowest part of the golf club face and the sole nadir point along a horizontal axis, and wherein the driver club head satisfies at least two of the following equations: (( A+B )/ C )≧30%; (a) (b) A≧0.36 inches and D>1.0 inch; (c) B≧0.3 inches and E>1.0 inch; (d) A≧0.25 inches and C≦2.0 inches; (e) B≧0.25 inches and C≦2.0 inches; (f) A≧0.25 inches, B≧0.25 inches, and C≧2.0 inches; and (g) C/H<80%.