GOLF CLUB ASSEMBLY AND GOLF CLUB WITH AERODYNAMIC FEATURES
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole and between the toe and the heel; and
a continuous groove extending along substantially an entire length of the skirt,wherein the continuous groove further extends from a front portion to a rear edge of the toe, andwherein the continuous groove extends from the front portion of the toe onto the sole.
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Abstract
A golf club head includes a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole and between the toe and the heel. The club head includes a drag-reducing structure that may include one or both of a continuous groove extending from a front portion to a rear edge of the toe, and along an entire length of the skirt, and a substantially V-shaped recess formed in the sole and having a vertex positioned proximate the ball striking face and the heel and away from the skirt and the toe, and a pair of legs extending to a point proximate the toe and away from the ball striking face, and curving toward the skirt and away from the ball striking face.
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20 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole and between the toe and the heel; and a continuous groove extending along substantially an entire length of the skirt, wherein the continuous groove further extends from a front portion to a rear edge of the toe, and wherein the continuous groove extends from the front portion of the toe onto the sole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole; and at least one recess formed in a surface of the sole, the recess extending from a first base toward a second base, the first base positioned closer to the heel than the second base and having a length smaller than a length of the second base, the recess having diverging sides joining the first base to the second base. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A golf club assembly comprising:
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a shaft; and a club head secured to a first end of the shaft and comprising; a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, and a skirt extending between the crown and the sole and between the toe and the heel; and a continuous groove extending along substantially an entire length of the skirt, wherein the continuous groove further extends from a front portion to a rear edge of the toe, and wherein the continuous groove extends from the front portion of the toe onto the sole.
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