Patent ID: 8753222

Claim:
A golf club, comprising: a shaft; a club head defining an interior cavity, a sole defining a bottom portion of the club head, a crown defining a top portion of the club head, a skirt portion defining a periphery of the club head between the sole and crown, a face defining a forward portion of the club head, and a hosel by which the shaft is attached to the club head; a channel positioned in the sole of the club head and extending into the interior cavity of the club head, the channel extending substantially in a heel-to-toe direction and having a channel length and a channel width, the channel comprising a front channel wall, a rear channel wall, and an upper channel wall extending between the front and rear channel walls, with the upper channel wall comprising a curve defining an inner radius and an outer radius; at least one weight having a weight mass between about 0.5 grams and about 20 grams, the at least one weight installed in the club head; wherein the front wall of the channel and the rear wall of the channel define an included angle β that is between about 10° to about 30°; wherein the club head has: a height less than about 45 mm; a volume of between about 180 cm 3 and about 210 cm 3 ; an above ground center-of-gravity location, Zup, less than about 18 mm; and a center of gravity horizontally rearward of a center of the face less than about 30 mm.