Patent ID: 7022033

Claim:
An iron-type golf club head having a club face, a back surface, said club head comprising a heel, a toe, and a sole extending generally between said heel and said toe, an upper edge portion, a weighted perimeter portion which forms at least a portion of the perimeter of said club head, and at least one metal portion on the back surface of said club head that is oriented generally perpendicular to the upper edge portion of said club head and said at least one metal portion extends from an upper portion of said club head toward at least part of the weighted perimeter portion at the upper portion of the club head, wherein said club head comprises at least two channel portions on the back surface of said club head that are disposed at least along the upper portion of said club head, wherein said channel portions are located on either side of said metal portion, wherein said channel portions each have a length oriented in the same general direction as the upper edge portion of said club head, and a width, wherein the length of at least one of said channel portions is more than twice the width of said at least one channel portion, and said channel portions lie above the area of said club face where a golf ball is predominately hit.