GOLF CLUB ASSEMBLY AND GOLF CLUB WITH AERODYNAMIC FEATURES
First Claim
1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the club head comprising:
- a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole;
the crown having a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above; and
the sole having a relatively square rear-side edge profile, as viewed from below.
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Abstract
A golf club head may include a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back, and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole. The crown may have a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above. The sole may have a relatively square rear-side edge profile, as viewed from below. The rear-side edge of the sole may extend rearwardly beyond the rear-side edge of the crown along at least a portion of the back, as viewed from above. Further, the heel may have an airfoil-like surface in the forward portion of the heel. A golf club including the golf club head is also provided.
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1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole; the crown having a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above; and the sole having a relatively square rear-side edge profile, as viewed from below. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the golf club head having a volume of 400 cc or greater and a club breadth-to-face length ratio of 0.90 or greater, the golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole; the heel having an airfoil-like surface in a forward portion of the heel; the crown having a rear-side crown edge that transitions to one of the heel and the toe with a first crown transition profile, as viewed from above, in a crown transition region; the sole having a rear-side sole edge that transitions to one of the heel and the toe with a first sole transition profile, as viewed from below, in a first sole transition region that is less smoothly curving than the crown transition profile. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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